California State Universities Expository Reading and Writing Course Assignment Template

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This article talks about both reading and writing which I at first found surprising as the class is geared towards teaching adolescent readers. Reading and writing are two things that are often discussed together but it is still easy to forget about how the two work together in creating better comprehension. People often perceive reading and writing as two separate entities or as writing becoming something for people to read. But writing about reading is something that I, as an English Ed major, am constantly reflecting and thinking about how a text can be applied to my future classroom or ideas from a text adapted to a lesson or classroom. I still find myself forgetting how large of a tool writing about the reading can be in processing a piece for students.


Letting students write about and express every random thought, connection, or question that comes to mind allows students to full process and realize what they were thinking about a piece. While reading a piece of literature or informational text it can be hard for readers/students to completely see all of the connections they are making with the piece. But writing out and seeing the connections and the ideas that were happening and continuing to build as the reading and processing were continuing.  Writing also allows for further reflection and analysis on a piece; going back to a line or paragraph in piece can lead to further reflection while writing providing better understanding and further analysis. Writing also forces students make sure they have an understanding of the piece that they are writing on, writing about a piece forces students to make sure they actually read the piece and that they have an understanding of the piece. If students don’t understand the piece as well writing will give the students a chance to attempt to understand the piece or voice their frustrations with their lack of understanding. Writing and reading go hand and in hand in working with comprehension. 

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