I hope I'm growing as a writer by editing all of these student papers. My student teacher watched in amazement today as I whipped through the papers, fixing fragments and run-ons, adding commas, taking them out, making subjects and verbs agree, crossing out redundant phrases, eliminating passive constructions.
I'm serious. My skills had better be honed by the time I actually get a few moments to, you know, sit down and work on my own stuff.
This weekend's all about my thesis, though. Someone commented that they'd be interested in hearing about the YA books I'm studying and will be teaching to my students. I'll post a list this weekend, and maybe you can share some titles I've overlooked.
Lame.
6 hours ago
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Jill - Are you getting your masters? How cool that you're doing your thesis on YA lit. Talk about research! I'm jealous.
Hey, how are you doing?
and the thesis is...
Perhaps you're growing as an editor as you edit! :O
Hey, as long as you work with words, in whatever capacity, you become a better writer. Good luck!
Any practice will only make your novel all the brighter in the end. Go student papers, go!
I definitely think editing student papers will help your overall skills!
During my student teaching, I felt like I graded a million essays. My students called me the "Nazi Grader" because I was just too good at identifying their mistakes. :) I think grading is a perfect way to hone your writing skills!
What grade do you teach?
KM, I teach high school. Mainly sophomores through seniors. I can't deal with the freshmen. One or two here and there, but I don't know what I'd do with a whole gaggle of them.
Thanks, dudes! Today I learned that you can be absolute crap at grammar/conventions, but still write a rockin story. I gave the kid an A-.
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