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Roles of the Participants in Writing Groups
Job
The reader:
Reads the text silently, then aloud. Begins the conversation after reading.
Guidelines
The reader’s focus is to share an understanding of the writer’s words.
The reader will also see the physical structure of the draft and may comment on that.
The reader follows all listeners’ guidelines.
The listener:
Takes notes and prepares open- ended questions for the writer or makes constructive statements.
The listeners begin with positive statements.
The listeners use “I” statements and talk about the writing, not the writer.
The listeners make a statement but must support it with a reason.
3. Use the Roles of Participants in Writing Groups to guide your writing group as you share your writing with each other and provide feedback for one another to help lead to focused revision.
Stage 5: Revision
“Rewriting is when playwriting really gets to be fun. In baseball, you only get three swings and you’re out. In rewriting, you get almost as many swings as you want and you know, sooner or later, you’ll hit the ball.” —Neil Simon
1. Describe your experience with revision. What revision strategies have you used in the past and what effect did they have on your text?
Response Prompts
Reader’s and listeners’ compliments: • I liked...about this piece
• This piece made me feel....
• This piece reminded me of....
Listeners’ comments and suggestions:
• I really enjoyed the part where....
• What parts are you having trouble with?
• What do you plan to do next?
• I was confused when....
The writer:
Listens to the draft, takes notes, responds to questions, and asks the writing group questions.
As his or her work is being read aloud by another, the writer can get an overall impression of the piece.
Also, the writer can take notes on what might need to be changed.
The writer asks the writing group questions to get feedback that will lead to effective revision.
Writer’s comments/questions:
• My initial writing goals were.... I’m struggling with or I’m requesting support with....
• What do you want to know more about?
• What part does not make sense and/or align with the goals I stated?
• What section of the text does not work?
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