Week #3 Prompt: Interview a Professional

This week I am supposed to interview a professional in my field and ask them what they write and how they write it so that I can compare it to what we are learning in our writing class.  I interviewed my third grade teacher who has been teaching for 32 years.  Here's what she said:

What do you write?

• Report cards
• Weekly newsletters
• Notes home
• IEP's
• Lesson Plans
• Classroom Website

How do you write it?

• Think about the audience and the message that needs to be conveyed
• Outline what needs to be included
• Revise/edit to make sure it is professional because it is a reflection of me as a teacher, and one of the only ways parents know me

How does this writing process compare to what we talk about in class?

• Audience and purpose are taken into consideration
• Outlines and summaries are used
• Revision/editing