This selection of pages enlightened me into some different strategies used for getting students to write. Even though I hate highlighting, my favorite two strategies (because they go together) are Rereading/Highlighting and Lifting a Line. Many time, we as writers will write things within context that are rather profound, rise questions, or have another meaning. It’s only possible to find those moments by rereading and pulling that line back up much like Christopher in the chapter did. As Buckner states, it allows students to get to the point of the story the line comes from with the student able to take the narrative in a new direction.
I was confused about where the folded over pages came from. It seems like it came from out of left field. Why are students folding over pages? They know the teacher will see them. When Buckner wrote that I had to take a step back and reread the section to make sure I didn’t miss something.
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