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Strategic Writing Across the Curriculum in Grades 7-12
Writing, like reading, is an enabling skill that has a direct impact on academic proficiency — beyond English language arts, across academic subjects, and even beyond the classroom. To bring students up to speed, schools must implement schoolwide programs and standards in writing to improve students’ fluency and organization as well as their skills in writing for different purposes and audiences.
Strategic Writing Across the Curriculum in Grades 7-12 emphasizes the need for writing in all content areas. Not only should writing occur in every classroom, but also writing should become a major component of the school culture. While this may seem a significant change, the kit proposes strategies that are easily woven into the existing curriculum:
- Writing to Learn, with techniques that have worked successfully in many programs.
- Technical writing, with samples, templates, and ways to connect to the curriculum.
- Explanations of the best use of electronics in student writing.
- Writing for presentations using technology to produce visuals for better audience understanding.
- Lesson design for English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, career and technical education, and elective courses.
- Writing in project-based learning involving activity-based writing assignments to plan, produce, and evaluate.
- State writing examination tips on preparing students for short answers and essay writing.
- Technical writing templates to help students develop the writing skills demanded in the workplace.
Administrators, classroom teachers, and curriculum designers will find answers to questions on ways to guide students to higher levels of achievement in writing.
The kit, which complements Strategic Reading in the Content Areas, includes a DVD presentation on strategic writing and a CD with lessons and activities.
I. Strategic Writing in All Classes |
| 1. Why Write in All Classes? |
1 |
| 2. What Is Writing to Learn? |
9 |
| 3. Rigorous and Relevant Writing |
29 |
| 4. Technical and Business Writing |
47 |
II. Writing in the Content Areas |
| 5. Writing in Language Arts |
71 |
| 6. Writing in Math and Science |
99 |
| 7. Writing in Social Studies, CTE, and Electives |
129 |
III. Strategies for Projects and Presentations |
| 8. Technology Applications in Writing and Research |
167 |
| 9. The Role of Writing in Project-Based Learning |
189 |
| 10. Writing for Presentations |
201 |
IV. Writing Assessment |
| 11. Assessing Writing Across the Curriculum |
219 |
| 12. Tips for State Writing Examinations |
239 |
Appendices |
| A. Technical Writing Templates |
261 |
| B. Reading Strategies that Promote Writing |
305 |
| C. Successful School-wide Programs |
381 |
| D. Workplace Document Examples |
465 |
| E. References |
489 |
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