Comments on: How to Develop Voice in Student Writing http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/writing/how-to-develop-voice-in-student-writing/ Teaching resources to differentiate instruction. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:38:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rob Whyte http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/writing/how-to-develop-voice-in-student-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-8745 Rob Whyte Sat, 09 Oct 2010 07:53:15 +0000 http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/?p=1104#comment-8745 Thanks for this post. I teach essay writing to ESL students in Korea and it's difficult for many to even imagine the concept of voice. Many of the steps you list are really useful in the ESL/EFL classroom, like building vocabulary lists of emotion-packed words and rewriting a story ending. Cheers Thanks for this post. I teach essay writing to ESL students in Korea and it’s difficult for many to even imagine the concept of voice. Many of the steps you list are really useful in the ESL/EFL classroom, like building vocabulary lists of emotion-packed words and rewriting a story ending.

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]]> By: Don Fry http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/writing/how-to-develop-voice-in-student-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-3860 Don Fry Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:01:48 +0000 http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/?p=1104#comment-3860 Good blog, Mark. I believe that voices can be designed and constructed as well as intuited. I find that many of the devices writing teachers advise against (to-be, things, stuff) make voice sound conversational. It's all a balancing act. Good blog, Mark. I believe that voices can be designed and constructed as well as intuited. I find that many of the devices writing teachers advise against (to-be, things, stuff) make voice sound conversational. It’s all a balancing act.

]]> By: Kendra Bonnett http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/writing/how-to-develop-voice-in-student-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-3856 Kendra Bonnett Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:35:10 +0000 http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/?p=1104#comment-3856 Mark, I think you are right to make a case for teacher-directed training in style. I'd never thought of myself as a "Strunker" before. I guess I just took it for granted that everyone read "The Elements of Style" in school. I wonder if you would be interested in creating some writing prompts in a series of guest blogs for Women's Memoirs that would encourage writers to work on their style? I think this would be a terrific set of exercises for aspiring memoirists. You can see some of our writing prompts here: http://womensmemoirs.com/category/memoir-writing-prompts/ Mark, I think you are right to make a case for teacher-directed training in style. I’d never thought of myself as a “Strunker” before. I guess I just took it for granted that everyone read “The Elements of Style” in school. I wonder if you would be interested in creating some writing prompts in a series of guest blogs for Women’s Memoirs that would encourage writers to work on their style? I think this would be a terrific set of exercises for aspiring memoirists. You can see some of our writing prompts here: http://womensmemoirs.com/category/memoir-writing-prompts/

]]> By: Skhye http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/writing/how-to-develop-voice-in-student-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-3855 Skhye Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:30:19 +0000 http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/?p=1104#comment-3855 Hi, Mark! Thanks for leaving the link to this excellent exercise at my blog post. Fear not. We are going to have a lot of fun working through these exercises. ~Skhye Hi, Mark! Thanks for leaving the link to this excellent exercise at my blog post. Fear not. We are going to have a lot of fun working through these exercises. ~Skhye

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