Gilmore Chapter 3

I think the biggest mistake that we will continually to make as teachers, is suspecting that are students have all the tools to complete the assignment at hand. I like the way Gilmore gives strategies to help students produce more effective writing. To be specific, concise and correct, is something that I will strive for as a teacher and even now as a student.

I usually have a lot to say when I'm writing about something that I really enjoy and I am guilty of being one of those students that try to incorporate more words into my piece in order for it to sound more "essay-ish." I do this because, I do write like I talk, and sometimes the way I talk is too comfortable for my formal essays, so I try to make my writings sound more professional by putting in words. So I write and write until that sentence or paragraph is completed. Is it concise...no... but I feel that is specific and correct. I like that Gilmore gives strategies that I don't only have to use for my students, but that I an use in my own writing. I very good at expressing my thoughts and making something clear to my reader, but I am so horrible at making my ideas concise.

The other section that made me think about my writing was using the "I" part. I like papers that let me use "I," I know that there is a more productive way to use this letter, but sometimes you can't get around that and you need to just write "I." I like that Gilmore does mention that if the sentence or the section in the paragraph is strong enough, the "I" will be present, but I disagree that it might weaken the piece, because I feel that when I can't be including in a particular type of essay than it makes the essay distant and it does not connect to the writer, but I'm still learning......so I could be wrong.