This week's session concluded with a discussion on writing, the different writing strategies and some activities associated with each strategy 

Writing is seen as a constructive process where students make deliberate choices as they construct meaning. As teachers, we want our students to become not just good writers but strategic writers as well. For students to become strategic writers they must use various writing strategies which can help them to plan, revise and edit their writing compositions. There are twelve writing strategies that can be used in writing, and they are elaborating, evaluating, formatting, generating ideas, monitoring, narrowing, organizing, proofreading, questioning, rereading, revising and setting goals. Each strategy entails different activities that can be done. When evaluating, students can write self reflections and evaluate themselves. When generating ideas students can draw pictures, create graphic organizers or discuss with their peers about different ideas. When monitoring, students can reread their first draft written, ask self questions or get feedback from peers and the teacher. When using questioning students can engage in question and answer think aloud. In elaborating, students can brainstorm their ideas, research information in another text, use the ''explode the moment activity'' which involves choosing a scene or moment from a narrative piece and add specific descriptive details. 

This week's session was very informative and it has caused me to adjust my thinking and approach when it comes writing.