5b)+Writing

=Personal and Professional Writing =

**TASK:** Over the course of the ISI experience, we’d like for you to pursue your own writing. That is, we want you to write for you and your own goals. By the end of the ISI, your task is to work toward completing at least You can pick your own genre of writing or even your own range of genres, including prose, poetry, story, essay, journal, professional article, letter to the editor, op-ed piece, digital stories, podcasts, web sites, etc.
 * one personal piece
 * one professional piece for your own goals

**PURPOSE**: The purpose is for you to better understand your own writing process and to participate in a writing community. For professional writing, the purpose is to circulate your professional ideas / expertise about subject matter, teaching, learning/learners, your teaching context to a broader audience in a more public venue.

**AUDIENCE**: You choose your primary audience. Possibilities could include: family members, your students, a particular journal or website, community, colleagues, parents, legislators, etc. Your choice.

**Criteria for personal writing:** Personal writing can be of any genre (poetry, prose, journal, fiction, website, digital story, etc.). We want you to pursue your own interests as a writer at whatever level you feel comfortable.

**Criteria for professional writing:** ● Ties to your professional interests, passions, concerns, expertise ● Speaks to an audience wider than you and your students ● You take a stance within the public or professional conversation about your topic/issue/concern/passion, etc. ● Helps you to articulate principles / values that guide your work as a professional educator.

**Reflection on Writing** We are interested in your reflection about your writing process. In reflecting on your writing, please address the following questions using evidence from either of your pieces: ● How long did you spend on (original drafts, revision, different parts of the process)? <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">● What obstacles did you face when writing the piece and how did you approach those obstacles? <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">● What resources (people, texts, conversations, heuristics) helped you and how? <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">● What did you feel you did really with with this piece? (i.e., what in the piece are you happy/satisfied/proud of as a writer)? <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">● If you had more time or another shot at working on a piece similar to this, what would you do differently process-wise? What <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> would you do differently in this particular piece? <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">● What do you wish or hope readers will respond to in the piece?

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Writing Groups** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Ramey, Clare, Colin, Toni, and Angie <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Serena, Valerie, Jan, and Teri <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Logan, Amanda, Michelle, and Audrey <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Aaron, Thomas, Hollie, Becky, and Chalay <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Sonia, Jelena, Shantell, and Lesley

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Writing Group Considerations

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