Chelsea's Mem Fox Reflection #1

After reading the first few chapters, I couldn’t help to notice how
humorous, yet serious Mem Fox is. She appears to be a very
interesting writer. If I understood my reading correctly, I believe
that she is explaining the points on what it takes to be a good writer.
She also mentions a lot how unusual it is for non-writing teachers to
teach language arts in the classroom. I agree with her because a
teacher who is teaching about writing should be able to write
something themselves, just in case the students have any questions
that need to be answered or they need an example to be shown. A
similar situation would be a voice teacher who couldn’t sing. It just
wouldn’t make sense.
I enjoyed reading chapter two in Mem Fox’s book because it made
me laugh. It was about her days teaching college students how to
write, and how she once assigned them with a creative activity.
The examples of this activity she provided were very creative. It’s
neat to see how a person’s creativity can expand so greatly in such a
simple assignment. The examples in the chapter went far beyond
what I would ever think of doing if I was assigned an assignment like
that one.
In chapter three, Mem Fox states what she thinks are good
considerations in writing. I definitely agree with her list. I believe that
for a person to want to write, they should be able to choose their own
topic. If I was told what to write about all the time, I don’t think I
would enjoy writing as much. When a person has a choice of topic,
they should be able to fill up a page of writing. Of course, you have to
have a purpose to write. However, some people enjoy writing for fun.
When I was younger, I would write little stories every now and then just
for myself to read, and not anyone else. Nowadays, I don’t really like
picking up a pencil. The next thing a writer needs to think about is who
their audience is. They should know whom they are writing to and what
kind of people are they. They also need to provide enough time to
produce effective writing. They shouldn’t have to rush in their writing,
but let it flow. The last thing Mem Fox states is drafting. Honestly, I
hate making drafts any time I write something. Sometimes, I just think
it’s a big waste of paper. Once in a while, I might have to make a few
corrections to my paper, so I might have to write another draft for it.
However, I often write my papers once, which probably shouldn’t be a
good habit for a future teacher to want to do.