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Questions
At what age, or during what grade, should organization in writing be taught and stressed while writing? (pg. 117)
How do alphabet books help teach/foster organizational skills in writing? (pg. 129).
When scoring a writing piece for voice, how do you tell if a student doesn’t care about the topic within the piece? What are some strategies to show students how to care in their writing and how to make it more interesting without focusing on personality but more so voice? (pg. 169)
When students write simple sentences is it acceptable to have them go back and add details to make the sentence(s) more descriptive? (pg. 187).

Understanding
While I was learning to write I can remember I always struggled with writing the middle paragraphs. I never understood what exactly should be placed where in the body until I was a lot older. On page 123 the author explains an activity that shows the students how organization is incorporated into writing …show more content…

I always get this confused with the idea of personality within a paper but this chapter broke that idea down and showed me more specifically what voice is in a paper.

Analysis
I do not like how the Time to Assess sections within this book do not list the age of the students being assessed or what grade they are in. I wish I could know what grades the students are in so I know what to expect from students at different grade levels.
Why is there no explanation as to how the books listed on pages 129-132 help foster organization in students writing?
On page 153 I like how the author included the quote, “To ignore voice is to present the writing process as a lifeless, mechanical act” because this quote shows the importance of using voice within writing. This quote helps to illustrate the importance of voice but to also prove the author's

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