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//Holler If You Hear Me//

 * **Reading assignment** - 78 - 114 - As you read, think about how these chapters relate to writing to learn, learning to write, and writing to teach.
 * **Discussion** - Post to the discussion board above.

Writing Across the Curriculum - The Foundation
Anticipated time - 1.5 hours (Respond to the questions on a GoogleDoc named "lastname_module3"

1. What types of writing typically happens in your discipline? Make a list. (Think beyond the classroom - e.g. what do mathematicians, biologists, coaches, historians, etc write?) 2. What types of writing typically happen in classrooms in your subject area? Make a list. 3. Since you're not the English teacher, how do you see your role in regards to teaching writing and having students write in your class? (one paragraph) 4. What excites you about having students write in your classes? (a paragraph or list) 5. What worries you about having students write in your classes? (a paragraph or list)

6. Read the following short articles. As you're reading pay attention to reasons why it might be worthwhile to have your students write.

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/download/nwp_file/12090/Melinda_Cofield_El_Paso_Times.pdf?x-r=pcfile_d - Math teacher

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/download/nwp_file/12211/Evangelina_Rogers_El_Paso_Times.pdf?x-r=pcfile_d - Writing consultant

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/download/nwp_file/10526/genre_social_studies.pdf?x-r=pcfile_d - Social studies teacher

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3658 - Science writing

7. Inspired by what you just read and your own ideas, make a list of reasons why you might choose to have students write in your future classes.

8. Read this link. Mark up sections that seem particularly useful to you. Also, jot down questions that arise. http://www.ttms.org/PDFs/06%20Writing%20Across%20the%20Curriculum%20v001%20(Full).pdf

Designing a Writing Task
Anticipated time - 2 hours

Think about a lesson or unit you can imagine teaching. How could you incorporate writing into your instruction? Your task is to design two writing tasks to support learning of the content. One task should be a "writing to learn" task. This will be a less-formal task that helps students process and deepen their understanding of the content. (In the article above, this is referred to as "casual writing." The second task is a "writing to show learning" task. This will be a formal task that is designed to help students demonstrate their knowledge. (In the article, this is called "formal writing.")

A. For each task, please respond to the following prompts in about one page for each writing activity. This is intended to be a clear description of the task and your rationale for your decision based on your professional knowledge. 1. What is the task? 2. Why did you choose this task? 3. How does this task support content learning? 4. Who is the audience for the writing? 5. How will you scaffold the process for your students? 6. How will the writing be assessed?

B. Design a one-page handout for each task that you could give to students. The handout should explain the task and reason for doing it in student-friendly language. It should also include information about how the task will be graded. It might also include some examples or models and if applicable, the format (e.g. relevant charts, etc.)

(Do this work on your "module 3" GoogleDoc)

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