“Writing today is not a frill for the few, but an essential skill for the many.”
The National Commission on Writing in America’s Schools and Colleges
Writing in the content areas engages students in recording information, making connections, exploring ideas and encouraging reflection. Content area teachers must be cognizant of the fact that writing is on-going, may be ungraded, or can be used as a stepping stone to more formal writing. Through reflective writing, students are able to see what they’ve learned and accomplished and build upon new knowledge in order to impact future learning and develop higher-level thinking skills.
AGENDA
Welcome:
- Survey
- Give 3 - Get 3
- Reasons to Write
Writing to Learn:
- Dialogue Board/Blog
- Quickwrites/Journals
- Ink Share
- Tear & Share
Learning to Write
- Scaffolding Writing
- Ways to expand student writing
- 6 Traits in the Content Area
- Text Forms and Features
Protocol for Looking at Student Work
Activities to prompt content area writing
Completion and upload of Concept Lesson
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