Everyday Content-Area Writing: Write-To-Learn Strategies for Grades 3-5Everyday Content-Area Writing shows intermediate-grade teachers how to integrate writing into daily instruction and use it as an authentic, engaging tool that will develop deeper content-area understanding. Kathleen Kopp's fun and creative, write-to-learn strategies span the gamut of math, science, and social studies to show you how to make writing a time-saving, valuable part of your instructional day. Everyday Content-Area Writing includes: strategies to build background; foster review, follow-up, and practice through individual and group activities; and teach content-area vocabulary; note-taking tactics, organizational methods, and ways to save time while bringing meaning to learning; explanations and guidelines for formative assessments that guide instruction and summative, post-unit assessments that evaluate student learning; original ideas for incorporating technology inside and outside the classroom, publishing student work, and differentiating instruction; and tips for establishing a supportive writing environment. Suggested writing resources, ready-to-go templates, unit assessment plans, sample projects, and prompts round out this resource. |
Contents
Writing Strategies for Building Background | 9 |
Writing Strategies to Bring Meaning to Learning | 23 |
Writing Strategies for Follow Up Review and Practice | 41 |
Writing to Understand and Use Essential ContentArea | 55 |
Using Writing for Formative Assessment of Student | 71 |
Using Writing for Summative Assessment of Student | 87 |
Dont Fight It Technology for Writing to Learn | 99 |
Grading and Evaluating Student Work | 113 |
Get Ready Get Set Write | 125 |
Writing Resources and Templates | 131 |
Sample Unit Assessment Plans | 137 |
Bibliography of Professional Resources | 145 |
Target Skills CrossIndex | 153 |
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