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Q&A How can I help a writing-phobic but competent student develop their writing?

A few things I've done, with some success, with students: Supervised writing sprints: have the student write in the classroom or during office-hours for a short, intense amount of time. Whatever ...

posted 12y ago by Chris‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Chris‭ · 2019-12-08T02:36:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
A few things I've done, with _some_ success, with students:

1. Supervised writing sprints: have the student write in the classroom or during office-hours for a short, intense amount of time. Whatever they write is what they provide for review. After the first few sessions, some of the fear is gone and some of the benefits of the draft/feedback/revision cycle become apparent to the student.

2. Have the student write drafts (or parts of drafts) by hand. I tried using an editor that had a mode that only allowed typing forward, but writing by hand was just more workable.

Unfortunately, the best techniques--and there are scads of sites out there that repeat all the common advice--demand willingness on the part of the student (and tie more directly to intrinsic motivations). If they aren't willing or able to "adjust their head" then it's nearly impossible to adjust it for them.

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