chapter 10,11, &12

I think that conferencing between a student and teacher is very important. It is beneficial to both teacher and student. You get to spend one on one time with students and you get a chance to let them know that you read their writing thoroughly. As the teacher you can point out crafts that they do well and encourage them to keep it up, also you can point out areas where they might need a little help. This gives both student and teacher a very concrete plan in helping the student with their writing. Also if you write this all down on a sheet of paper it can serve as a reminder to them as to what they need to work on, so they know the goal they are working toward and they can be held accountable. Also parents can see this sheet and maybe help their child improve on their weaknesses and tighten their strengths.

When it comes to assessing students work, I think this get tricky. I wouldn't want them to see their assessment and feel down about their work and maybe get discouraged. The rubrics were interesting to me. I think that they might be a hindrance when it comes to writing. I feel like there may not be a reason to grade students writings. Maybe you could use DOL and other daily things to grade and check if students know their grammar and punctuation, but not what a student has written. I think there is nothing wrong with looking at a child's writing and pointing out some mistakes but to put points and a grade to a students writing seems like it would only cause student to get discouraged. So I would have conferences and point out what they could change and what they did well, but I probably would have a lot of problems putting a letter grades to a students writing.