Affirmations: How to Inspire Students to Revise
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2008
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Hawkins, Carol
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A product of creative thinking, inspiration is a sudden moment of clarity. Many
students lack clarity when asked to write in school–particularly those whose
color, gender and economic class place them on the outside looking into the
classroom. Language differences are primary concerns, and I don’t mean just
English as a Second Language. Those who grow up female, poor, or nonwhite
may find their ways with words at odds with expectations on how to write in
school. They need affirmations to inspire them to sweat over a draft, not to
mention face the fear of writing in school. Think about it. If you were a student
who struggled to write, regardless of the reason, all through school, what would
help you to write and want to do it? Positive feedback is my guess.