Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Writing in the Content Areas
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"Filled with easy-to-implement ideas, clearly explained. This book helps teachers differentiate with confidence. I absolutely recommend it to ALL teachers."
—Steve Knobl, Principal
Gulf High School, New Port Richey, FL
"Chapman and King have done it again. The new edition has so many new activities and strategies for teachers to help students become motivated to write and become better writers!"
—Linda Prichard, PreK/Fifth-Grade Instructional Specialist
Rutherford County Schools, Murfreesboro, TN
Use writing as a tool for helping students master content!
Every classroom is made up of students at different levels of proficiency in writing. This concise guide helps teachers work with each student's unique skills and needs so that the student learns to apply information, demonstrate content mastery, think creatively and critically, and solve real-world problems through writing.
This updated edition of a best-selling book offers explicit strategies for differentiating writing instruction to help students learn content and develop as writers. The authors address how to create a climate for writing, use flexible groupings, differentiate instruction, and assess student writing. Offering new strategies and activities for effective writing instruction, this second edition:
- Covers informational text writing and critical thinking skills
- Includes guidance for working with English language learners
- Discusses current research about writing and learning
- Offers expanded coverage of assessment methods and tools
Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Writing in the Content Areas provides educators with the tools they need to address students' writing and learning needs across different grade levels, developmental stages, and learning styles.
Contents
About the Authors
- Introduction
- Infusing Writing in the Content Areas
- Writing and the Brain
- Rationale for Writing in the Content Areas
- Turn On the Writer
- Every Teacher Is a Writing Teacher: The Power Is Yours!
- 2. Creating a Climate for Writing
- Establishing the Effective Writing Environment
- Create a Safe and Positive Atmosphere
- Creating a Physical Environment for Writing
- Razzmatazz to Thingamajigs
- Find the Write Spot
- Assessing the Physical Writing Climate
- Summary
- 3. Knowing the Writer
- Stages of a Writer
- Diagnosing the Writing Characters
- Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
- 4. Differentiating the Writing Process and Flexible Groupings
- Immerse Students in the Writer's Craft
- Types of Writing
- The Block Party
- The Writing Process
- Step 1: Getting Started: Prewriting
- Step 2: Sloppy Copy: First Draft
- Step 3: Hamming It Up: Revision
- Step 4: Turning It Up: Editing
- Step 5: Neat Sheet: Final Copy
- Step 6: Publishing: Sharing and Celebrating
- Flexible Grouping
- Summary
- 5. Instructional Strategies and Activities for the Differentiated Writing Classroom
- Teaching Writing Strategy Strategically
- Informational Text Writing and Critical Thinking
- Writing Strategies for ELL Learners
- Differentiating Writing With Formats and Genres
- Planning for Individual Needs
- Writing Strategies
- Writing From A to Z
- 6. Planning, Assessing, and Evaluating Writing
- Lesson Planning Model for Writing in the Content Areas
- Effective Assessment Tools
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
"Filled with easy-to-implement ideas, clearly explained. This book helps teachers differentiate with confidence. I absolutely recommend it to ALL teachers."
—Steve Knobl, Principal
Gulf High School, New Port Richey, FL
"Chapman and King have done it again. The new edition has so many new activities and strategies for teachers to help students become motivated to write and become better writers!"
—Linda Prichard, PreK/Fifth-Grade Instructional Specialist
Rutherford County Schools, Murfreesboro, TN
Use writing as a tool for helping students master content!
Every classroom is made up of students at different levels of proficiency in writing. This concise guide helps teachers work with each student's unique skills and needs so that the student learns to apply information, demonstrate content mastery, think creatively and critically, and solve real-world problems through writing.
This updated edition of a best-selling book offers explicit strategies for differentiating writing instruction to help students learn content and develop as writers. The authors address how to create a climate for writing, use flexible groupings, differentiate instruction, and assess student writing. Offering new strategies and activities for effective writing instruction, this second edition:
- Covers informational text writing and critical thinking skills
- Includes guidance for working with English language learners
- Discusses current research about writing and learning
- Offers expanded coverage of assessment methods and tools
Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Writing in the Content Areas provides educators with the tools they need to address students' writing and learning needs across different grade levels, developmental stages, and learning styles.
Contents
About the Authors
- Introduction
- Infusing Writing in the Content Areas
- Writing and the Brain
- Rationale for Writing in the Content Areas
- Turn On the Writer
- Every Teacher Is a Writing Teacher: The Power Is Yours!
- 2. Creating a Climate for Writing
- Establishing the Effective Writing Environment
- Create a Safe and Positive Atmosphere
- Creating a Physical Environment for Writing
- Razzmatazz to Thingamajigs
- Find the Write Spot
- Assessing the Physical Writing Climate
- Summary
- 3. Knowing the Writer
- Stages of a Writer
- Diagnosing the Writing Characters
- Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
- 4. Differentiating the Writing Process and Flexible Groupings
- Immerse Students in the Writer's Craft
- Types of Writing
- The Block Party
- The Writing Process
- Step 1: Getting Started: Prewriting
- Step 2: Sloppy Copy: First Draft
- Step 3: Hamming It Up: Revision
- Step 4: Turning It Up: Editing
- Step 5: Neat Sheet: Final Copy
- Step 6: Publishing: Sharing and Celebrating
- Flexible Grouping
- Summary
- 5. Instructional Strategies and Activities for the Differentiated Writing Classroom
- Teaching Writing Strategy Strategically
- Informational Text Writing and Critical Thinking
- Writing Strategies for ELL Learners
- Differentiating Writing With Formats and Genres
- Planning for Individual Needs
- Writing Strategies
- Writing From A to Z
- 6. Planning, Assessing, and Evaluating Writing
- Lesson Planning Model for Writing in the Content Areas
- Effective Assessment Tools
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Writing in the Content Areas
July 2009 | 176 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412972321 | $39.95 |
| Lifetime | 27/02/2023 | 9781452273648 | $36.00 |
"Filled with easy-to-implement ideas, clearly explained. This book helps teachers differentiate with confidence. I absolutely recommend it to ALL teachers."
—Steve Knobl, Principal
Gulf High School, New Port Richey, FL
"Chapman and King have done it again. The new edition has so many new activities and strategies for teachers to help students become motivated to write and become better writers!"
—Linda Prichard, PreK/Fifth-Grade Instructional Specialist
Rutherford County Schools, Murfreesboro, TN
Use writing as a tool for helping students master content!
Every classroom is made up of students at different levels of proficiency in writing. This concise guide helps teachers work with each student's unique skills and needs so that the student learns to apply information, demonstrate content mastery, think creatively and critically, and solve real-world problems through writing.
This updated edition of a best-selling book offers explicit strategies for differentiating writing instruction to help students learn content and develop as writers. The authors address how to create a climate for writing, use flexible groupings, differentiate instruction, and assess student writing. Offering new strategies and activities for effective writing instruction, this second edition:
- Covers informational text writing and critical thinking skills
- Includes guidance for working with English language learners
- Discusses current research about writing and learning
- Offers expanded coverage of assessment methods and tools
Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Writing in the Content Areas provides educators with the tools they need to address students' writing and learning needs across different grade levels, developmental stages, and learning styles.
Table Of Contents:
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Infusing Writing in the Content Areas
- Writing and the Brain
- Rationale for Writing in the Content Areas
- Turn On the Writer
- Every Teacher Is a Writing Teacher: The Power Is Yours!
- 2. Creating a Climate for Writing
- Establishing the Effective Writing Environment
- Create a Safe and Positive Atmosphere
- Creating a Physical Environment for Writing
- Razzmatazz to Thingamajigs
- Find the Write Spot
- Assessing the Physical Writing Climate
- Summary
- 3. Knowing the Writer
- Stages of a Writer
- Diagnosing the Writing Characters
- Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
- 4. Differentiating the Writing Process and Flexible Groupings
- Immerse Students in the Writer's Craft
- Types of Writing
- The Block Party
- The Writing Process
- Step 1: Getting Started: Prewriting
- Step 2: Sloppy Copy: First Draft
- Step 3: Hamming It Up: Revision
- Step 4: Turning It Up: Editing
- Step 5: Neat Sheet: Final Copy
- Step 6: Publishing: Sharing and Celebrating
- Flexible Grouping
- Summary
- 5. Instructional Strategies and Activities for the Differentiated Writing Classroom
- Teaching Writing Strategy Strategically
- Informational Text Writing and Critical Thinking
- Writing Strategies for ELL Learners
- Differentiating Writing With Formats and Genres
- Planning for Individual Needs
- Writing Strategies
- Writing From A to Z
- 6. Planning, Assessing, and Evaluating Writing
- Lesson Planning Model for Writing in the Content Areas
- Effective Assessment Tools
- References
- Index