WRITING TASKS
Each student was given a specific writing task.
This was mine.
“Write a scientific argument on the impact of organochlorins on the environment.”
“What the?”
Before one should even start writing , there is a mental process of questioning which allows us to break down the question to level at which we can comprehend.
Many students do not engage in this process and therefore, their answers to questions and writing tasks such as essays show little amounts of interpretation.
In response to this task, there were a few questions, which I had to ask myself.
Firstly, Scientific argument… How is a scientific argument structured? Will this be in the form of an essay or a report? What are organochlorins?
(An organochloride, organochlorine or chlorocarbon, is an organic compound containing at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom. Their wide structural variety and divergent chemical properties lead to a broad range of uses.)
Once you have dissected the question and broken it down into smaller concepts, then the process does not seem so daunting. I believe this is true with everything in life, When something find you in anxiety or confusion, break it down into something manageable.
