David Castillo edrg3344

What is narrative? Explain the components.
A. Narrative writing tells a story (any type of story) from a true to made up story.
B. Narrative writing also shows a sequence of events over time.
C. Narrative writing always portrays a crystal clear beginning, middle and end to a story (the middle must be clearly able to describe in details.
D. Narrative writings have an audience other that the writer.

Explain the Writer Workshop Experience.
The workshop Writer's Experience has five parts:
1. Students are divided into groups of 3-5
2. For best results students should be siting in a circle and each student will take turns reading aloud their writing while the other students listen. To get the students attention to the reader all students should put their writings away under their desk/chair.
3. As soon as the first student is done with his/her reading the other students will provide their comments by applying the sandwich method (sbh,2007) theory. One student at a time will provide feedback and should start with a positive comment on what they liked about their reading. Student then can ask questions or provide suggestions about their reading. Some suggestion should be such as word choices or should be from small concept to big concept.
4. As soon as all the students in the group have made their comments the next student begins reading their writing aloud and the same steps are repeated until all students have had an opportunity to read their writing and provided their comments.
5. All students return to their desk and begin the rewrite process based on the comments received while participating in the sandwich workshop (edit is the final).

Discuss the process and "sandwich theory". (sbh, 2007-theory)
The workshop was very valuable in the classroom, our home group is small which made it easy to follow the sandwich theory. The group responded with positive feedback and share other suggestions and again in a positive way. We all shared what we liked about the our writings, we gave suggestions or ask questions and end with some encouraging comments.

Thank you, Dr. Harris for sharing your theory.