1.12 Activities For Further Reflection

Your instructor may ask you to do one or more of these activities.

1. Write a letter to your instructor that tells them what you believe about reading and writing. Be sure to include:
   • Whether or not you think your beliefs are helpful.
   • Whether you would like to change any of your beliefs.
2. If you speak a different language or have lived in different cultures, write about how the reading and writing beliefs compare to the reading/writing beliefs in Canada. Do you have different reading and writing beliefs for each language you speak? Write a few paragraphs about your findings.
3. Write a paragraph connecting Brenda Knights’ narrative to the rest of the chapter or to your own experience.
4. Review Raveena and Kai’s stories. Now, write one about yourself. If you’re happy with your writing process, write about how you developed it. If you’d like to make some changes, imagine what advice your instructor would give you. If you’re not sure, ask!
5. Re-read the “Ways to Switch Up Your Writing Process,” and pick a few methods that are interesting to you. Try them over the next few weeks, then write a memo to your instructor reporting on how the experience went.