Chelsea's Reflection on Graves (Ch. 15-17)

I have chosen to reflect on chapter 16, and skimmed through 15 and 17.
Chapter 16 is about how to listen for voice in a writing piece. The chapter
mainly gives examples of four different types of people, all different ages.
It explains how each person uses their own voice in their writing. I find
using voice in a writing piece very interesting. It makes the reader feel
like they are right there in the conversation. My mentor is always
reminding her students to use voice in their writing, and they love using it.
They add all kinds of exciting words, and lots of details to their writing,
which adds more excitement to their paper. I think I use voice when writing
my papers, and I've never really thought about it before. When I get to writing
a paper, my thoughts flow right a long in my head. Whatever is going on in
my head is what I usually write down on my paper. Isn't that using voice, even
though I don't always speak aloud while writing? Using voice in writing a paper
is great. I want to teach my students to write using voice. I'm sure all teachers
do. The kids I observe enjoy it and have fun with it.