Jago Chapter 4

Sure students can write about their own opinions and experiences, but one of the most interesting points in teaching writing is teaching students to apply their writing skills to a work of literature. I love this part of teaching so much more than personal narratives or opinion papers because students are forced to work with evidence in their arguments. Too often I feel students are told that their opinion or ideas always correct. So, being able to let students at least focus on a more concrete agreement on events, ideas, places, and characters where there is a more identifiable and laid out expectation for the students' writing.