Christina Lim
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GRAVES: 9, 10, 11
I enjoyed reading these chapters because they address the questions both students and teachers have about writing. One part of the chapters that stood out to me was in chapter 9, when the book states that teachers red line a child’s first attempts to write. I think that this relates to me, because I remember always trying to write my perfect paper, and thinking it was just right, but when I got it back it would be all marked up, and I would feel like my writing was a piece of junk. I also enjoyed chapter 10, the part about the conference settings; how and where you sit makes a difference. Another part of the chapter I enjoyed is the, ask and wait section. I would have never thought to give the child more than a few seconds to answer a question, I always assumed that if the child doesn’t answer after a few seconds, then he or she just doesn’t have any answer at all; not that they are formulating their answer. Chapter 11 is also very informative; I like how it deals with questions that teach both the teacher, as well as the child