Writing Workshop

Hailey Jones

The writing workshop worked well with our class. Receiving feedback from your class mates and teacher helps you figure out where you need to improve on your writing techniques. When we read to each other our feedback, we said it in the nicest and most respectful way we could.

One thing we could work on is not saying “you” when sharing our feedback. We tended to say “you “a lot and I feel like that could upset the writer and make them feel as if we are attaching them. Maybe we could say “The Story needs to give more descriptive detail of Harper’s appearance.” Instead of “You need to give us more descriptive detail of Harper’s appearance.”

On another hand, I liked how everyone did not just tell Brooke what they thought needed a bit of work, but they gave her ideas on what she might be able to do to better her story. We worked together on helping to improve the story and make it a wonderful read!

Overall I thought this was an awesome exercise and helped a lot. If we continue to treat everyone with as much respect as we did the first go round, we will be alright. The positive critiquing will help us all reach our goals of becoming a better writer.