Chapter 7-9 of Crafting Writers

In Chapter 7 she provides us with many different ways to teach students writing through live writing, mini lessons and try-its. I found the try-its interesting, including the turn and talks, quick prompts, and saying “Ready, Go.” Chapter 8 was on finding a student’s strengths through conferences; it provided me with two different ways of setting up writing conference. This chapter also taught me how to evaluate a student through a conference by having them read their works aloud, look for related craft techniques, explain what to do when strengths are hard to find and how to put it all together. It also explained what strengths to teach through mini lessons. Chapters 9 tells us to have the students run their own conference and just help them through the process by continuing to look at what they need to improve on and come up with crafty ways to fit into a mini lesson.