WEX - Book 3: Writing Fictional Narratives
Publishing Final Drafts
Stories are published on a blog where compliments can be shared online!
At the end of each module (there are three), students edit and revise a published draft that demonstrates their learning of the skills taught in that unit. Instead of spending the time to type each final draft, we prefer to edit and revise a paper copy, re-write it for neatness, and publish it by recording a podcast and posting it online.
Some reasons why I've chosen to do this include:
Some reasons why I've chosen to do this include:
- More students spend time listening to other students' recordings than they would spend reading them.
- Voice inflection is better understood by the readers due to the author reading it as they intended it to be read.
- Listeners get the opportunity to type their compliments online which saves them for all to see and for me to grade.
- Writers get to keep their compliments and show them off as they please!
