Conferencing with Comments

Congratulations on doing a good job of your character profiles within a limited time. Being able to write well to time limits is important for your assessments this year - SACs and exams.

One thing I notice is that there is room for improvement with our sentence structures, spelling and punctuation at times. This is often due to the pressure of writing within a limited time, without the opportunity to draft. Also, typos can be an issue when writing digitally.

Using web tools to collaboratively conference our writing throughout the year is going to be a great way for us to revise and improve our basic language skills. By reading our blog posts as editors and leaving constructive comments about where we have made a mistake or could improve our writing expression and structure, we are helping ourselves and each other become better writers. This revision will enable us to write more accurately in time restricted situations such as the SACs and exams because we have developed our language knowledge and confidence throughout the year.

I encourage you to work together during the year, using the blog's comment function to discuss where our posts can be improved. If you become aware there is an error in your post take the time to correct it. Use a red font to highlight the correction. Improving our writing and strengthening language skills is something to be proud of. I have already had to make one alteration to this post. Also, in your SACs and exams, you are advised to make alterations if you pick up on a mistake - get into the habit from now.

You do not have to be signed into the blog to leave a comment. So, those of you who are not active authors yet can still contribute. I hope you will all be signed up soon.



'Hey Floyd, making a mistake's nothing to be down about, put it right and turn that frown upside down, you'll know better next time.'

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