https://padlet.com/timothy_oldakow/4974qjpcej0yx7n7 Writing About Literature en-us 2020-09-16 14:28:22 UTC 2025-10-27 16:47:57 UTC hello@padlet.com timothy_oldakow https://padlet.com/timothy_oldakow/4974qjpcej0yx7n7/wish/751743665 2020-09-16 14:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/timothy_oldakow/4974qjpcej0yx7n7/wish/751743665 https://padlet.com/timothy_oldakow/4974qjpcej0yx7n7/wish/752359194 "List and Gist" focuses on the concrete ideas and the "right answer" so interpretation is kept at a minimum. Students don't have a need to make interpretations, normally, they just have to prove ideas from the reading. ]]> 2020-09-16 16:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/timothy_oldakow/4974qjpcej0yx7n7/wish/752359194 https://padlet.com/timothy_oldakow/4974qjpcej0yx7n7/wish/752368410 "list and gist" writing does not allow for in-depth thinking & analysis because students are too concerned with finding the right answer as opposed to truly exploring a piece of text ]]> 2020-09-16 16:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/timothy_oldakow/4974qjpcej0yx7n7/wish/752368410 https://padlet.com/timothy_oldakow/4974qjpcej0yx7n7/wish/752369963 students don't see the importance in writing about literature (They just see it as another assignment the need to complete).
Writings often seem artificial and uninspired since students are uninterested in the topic ]]> 2020-09-16 16:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/timothy_oldakow/4974qjpcej0yx7n7/wish/752369963 https://padlet.com/timothy_oldakow/4974qjpcej0yx7n7/wish/752388956 most literature based writing assignments are done purely for a grade. If students are asked to write for a blog, website, journal, etc, it gives them a social purpose for writing. When students share their writing to a social platform , they are constantly thinking and exploring ideas with their peers and others ]]> 2020-09-16 16:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/timothy_oldakow/4974qjpcej0yx7n7/wish/752388956