Write, Think, Learn
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Write, Think, Learn

Tapping the Power of Daily Student Writing Across the Content Areas

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eBook - ePub

Write, Think, Learn

Tapping the Power of Daily Student Writing Across the Content Areas

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About This Book

Find out how to create the climate and space for everyday student writing. In this new co-publication with MiddleWeb, award-winning teacher Mary Tedrow shows you how to encourage students to integrate daily writing into their lives, leading to improved critical thinking skills, increased knowledge of subject areas, and greater confidence in written expression. This practical guide will help you consider the unique needs of your students, while still meeting state standards.

You'll discover how to…



  • Develop classroom routines and activities that invite creativity and self-expression



  • Teach writing methods that can be used across different grade levels and all content areas



  • Challenge students to examine their own writing processes for thinking and problem solving



  • Evaluate written work in a way that emphasizes growth over grades

Many exercises, prompts, and attempts at thinking found in the book can be easily adapted for use both in and out of the classroom. Whether you are a new or experienced teacher, Write, Think, Learn will enable you to make writing come alive for all your students.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2017
ISBN
9781351683388
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. eResources
  6. Meet the Author
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Preface: How to Read This Book
  9. 1 Why Add Writing?: Moving to Community and Authentic Learning
  10. 2 Where to Begin?: Motivating Students to Accept the Daily Writing Challenge
  11. 3 What Will We Write About?: Understanding the Characteristics of Effective Prompting
  12. 4 Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going?: Prompting Reflection and Goal Setting With an Emphasis on Inquiry
  13. 5 Wait. What? You Want My Opinion?: Helping Students Locate Their Own Thinking
  14. 6 How Does Writing Support Course Objectives?: Teaching the Curriculum Through Writing
  15. 7 Why Are These Essays So Hard to Read?: Scaffolding Student Products by Collecting and Brainstorming Before Assigning
  16. 8 What About Grading?: Assessing Daily Writing for Growth That Makes the Invisible Visible
  17. Afterword
  18. Works Cited
  19. Appendix A: Additional Prompting
  20. Appendix B: Reflecting and Goal Setting
  21. Appendix C: Ancillary Handouts