I'm writing directly to you today! Here's what I thought about the rough draft workshop:
Basically, I've done many a rough draft workshop in my time, but this one was actually the most creative approach I've seen. I was slightly terrified when you first mentioned we had to read our piece out loud, but once I actually did it, I realized that reading my own work out loud not only allowed my group members to hear it, but gave me a new dimension to view my piece. Afterwards, I felt I had a better sense of how it flowed and what parts sounded a little awkward.
As with any rough draft workshop, sometimes it's hard to be honest with people, and likewise it's hard to know if everyone is being honest with me. I really wish I could find a truly neutral source (besides the teacher grading it) who could read my work and really tell me the truth. The things I write could be entirely out in left field and I would never know. But that aspect of doing a workshop is inevitable, and otherwise I thought it was a good activity. My only suggestion would be switching groups each time so that we don't become too comfortable/unwilling to be honest with our group members.
Also, thanks for letting us sit outside!
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