Chapter 11

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Chapter 11 of Creating Writers shares with readers about the importance of communicating in students writing. There is a lot of communication that occurs in writing, but one important aspect is when teachers or peers review an individual’s work then provide feedback for the writer. However, not all feedback can be positive, so it is important as reviewers to provide feedback nicely, but also as writers to take feedback generously. One way that teachers can help students grow is using growth mindset when providing feedback to their students. Growth mindset allows the reviewer to point out how others see the students writing, then use it to motivate students to become better. Students might want to alter how others see their writing, pushing themselves to become better writers. In the textbook it gives readers a list of conference topics that could help students and teachers communicate about the writing they are seeing in the student’s paper. I found this helpful as it is important for teachers to stay on topic and be precise about the edit’s students should make. This will help students clearly see what they did well on, but also the areas that they have room for growth. Another tip that the textbook provides are things that parents can do to help their child at home. Some of the tips talk about working together, or listening to their students. Then parents can assess the situation and choose the best ways to continue in order to help their child become a better writer.