Starting Writing Conversations

 

Some Writing Conversation Starters To Consider:

Here are a collection of possible prompts to initiate a writing conversation. The questions we ask young writers should aim to evoke a response that sheds light on the writer's process and thinking. Hope they help you in your important work as teachers of writing and teachers of writers...

 

  • Tell me about a part of your writing that you really like

 

  • Can you tell where your writing could be improved?

 

  • What do you need help with? What do you need to work on to make it better?

 

  • What kind of revisions have you made?

 

  • Why did you write about this topic in this way (genre/style)?

 

  • Why is it important to you to write about this topic/subject?

 

  • What writing strategy did you use to lift the quality of your writing?

 

  • Tell me one you have learned about good writing that you will continue to use in your writing

 

  • How have you improved as a writer?

 

  • Tell me what you are going to do next?

 

  • How does talking help you as a writer

 

  • Is there a text or a writer you are using as a model for your writing?

 

  • What have you learned from looking at the writing of others?

 

  • Tell me something you think is important to do as a writer

 

  • I’m going to look at your draft and describe what I think you’re doing as a writer…

 

  • I notice you’ve crossed out a section of your writing. Can you tell me about that?

 

  • What is something you want to be able to do as a writer?


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