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Aimee Wilson
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This document discusses the Common Core Standards and Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC). It notes that the Common Core Standards include literacy standards for English Language Arts, science, social studies, history and technical subjects. It then introduces WAC as an approach where students learn to write and write to learn in all disciplines. Some benefits of WAC include providing writing practice, improving critical thinking, and showing student understanding. The document provides some strategies for incorporating more writing in the classroom like journals, writing for audiences, and modeling from teachers.

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Writing Across the Curriculum DeKalb High/Middle School
Do you use writing in your classroom?
Common Core Standards • Standards developed for K-12 in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) • Forty-five states have adopted these standards • Missouri has adopted; plan to implement 2014-2015 school year (National Governors Assoc. for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010)
Common Core Standards • ELA standards include – Literature & informational text – Foundational skills – Writing skills – Speaking & Listening Skills – Language Skills (National Governors Assoc. for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010)
Common Core Standards • ELA standards also include literacy in – Science – Social Studies – History – Technical Subjects (National Governors Assoc. for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010)
How can we prepare our students for the Common Core?
Writing Across the Curriculum
What is WAC? • Learning to Write • Writing to Learn In ALL disciplines (McLeod, 1987; McLeod & Maimon, 2000)
Benefits of WAC • Provides students with writing practice • Great learning tool for students • Works on students’ critical thinking skills • Shows students’ learning, thought- processes, and misunderstandings (McLeod, 1987; McLeod & Maimon, 2000)
Fears vs. Solutions Fears Solutions • Lack of expertise • Don't focus on grammar • Write along with students • Take time away from • Collaborate with own content to teach teachers writing • Stagger big writing assignments • More grading • Small writing assignments just as beneficial as big • Evaluation processes ones • Evaluate only one-two elements of writing (Borchers, 2001; Fincke, 1982; Graham, Gillespie, & McKeown, 2012; • Don’t grade everything! Graves, 1995; Gribbin, 1991; Kinloch, 2009)
What are some ways you can incorporate more writing into your classroom?
Some Strategies • Journals/Diaries/Logs • Write for a Real Audience • Write Daily • Freewriting/Focused Freewriting • (See Handout for More) (Jacobs, 2002; Moss 1991)
Teachers Should… • Model Writing • Provide Expectations Clearly • Provide Feedback/Conference • Focus Less on Conventions (Borchers, 2001; Fincke, 1982; Graham, Gillespie, & McKeown, 2012; Graves, 1995; Gribbin, 1991; Kinloch, 2009; Moss, 1991)
Bibliography Borchers, D. L. (2001). Writing across the curriculum: A simple approach to correcting. New England Reading Association Journal, 37(2), 11-13. Fincke, G. (1982). Writing across the curriculum in high school. The Clearing House, 56(2), 71-73. Graham, S., Gillespie, A., & McKeown, D. (2012). Writing: importance, development, and instruction. Reading and Writing, 26(1), 1-15. Graves, D. H. (1995). Be a better writing teacher. Education Digest, 60(9), 57- 60. Gribbin, W. G. (1991). Writing across the curriculum: Assignments and evaluations. The Clearning House, 64(6), 365-368. Jacobs, V. A. (2002). Reading, writing, and understanding. Educational Leadership, 60(3), 58-61.
Bibliography Kinloch, V. (2009). Innovative writing instruction. The English Journal, 98(5), 103-107. Maimon, S. M. (2000). Clearing the air: WAC myths and realities. College English, 62(5), 573-583. McLeod, S. (1987). Defining writing across the curriculum. WPA: Writing Program Administration, 11(1-2), 19-24. Moss, B. (1991). Promoting reading and writing in the middle-grade content- area classroom. The Clearing House, 65(1), 11-13. National Governors Association for Best Practices, C. o. (2010). Common core standards. Washington, D.C.: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers. Retrieved from Common core state standards initiative.

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Writing across the curriculum2

  • 1. Writing Across the Curriculum DeKalb High/Middle School
  • 2. Do you use writing in your classroom?
  • 3. Common Core Standards • Standards developed for K-12 in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) • Forty-five states have adopted these standards • Missouri has adopted; plan to implement 2014-2015 school year (National Governors Assoc. for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010)
  • 4. Common Core Standards • ELA standards include – Literature & informational text – Foundational skills – Writing skills – Speaking & Listening Skills – Language Skills (National Governors Assoc. for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010)
  • 5. Common Core Standards • ELA standards also include literacy in – Science – Social Studies – History – Technical Subjects (National Governors Assoc. for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010)
  • 6. How can we prepare our students for the Common Core?
  • 7. Writing Across the Curriculum
  • 8. What is WAC? • Learning to Write • Writing to Learn In ALL disciplines (McLeod, 1987; McLeod & Maimon, 2000)
  • 9. Benefits of WAC • Provides students with writing practice • Great learning tool for students • Works on students’ critical thinking skills • Shows students’ learning, thought- processes, and misunderstandings (McLeod, 1987; McLeod & Maimon, 2000)
  • 10. Fears vs. Solutions Fears Solutions • Lack of expertise • Don't focus on grammar • Write along with students • Take time away from • Collaborate with own content to teach teachers writing • Stagger big writing assignments • More grading • Small writing assignments just as beneficial as big • Evaluation processes ones • Evaluate only one-two elements of writing (Borchers, 2001; Fincke, 1982; Graham, Gillespie, & McKeown, 2012; • Don’t grade everything! Graves, 1995; Gribbin, 1991; Kinloch, 2009)
  • 11. What are some ways you can incorporate more writing into your classroom?
  • 12. Some Strategies • Journals/Diaries/Logs • Write for a Real Audience • Write Daily • Freewriting/Focused Freewriting • (See Handout for More) (Jacobs, 2002; Moss 1991)
  • 13. Teachers Should… • Model Writing • Provide Expectations Clearly • Provide Feedback/Conference • Focus Less on Conventions (Borchers, 2001; Fincke, 1982; Graham, Gillespie, & McKeown, 2012; Graves, 1995; Gribbin, 1991; Kinloch, 2009; Moss, 1991)
  • 14. Bibliography Borchers, D. L. (2001). Writing across the curriculum: A simple approach to correcting. New England Reading Association Journal, 37(2), 11-13. Fincke, G. (1982). Writing across the curriculum in high school. The Clearing House, 56(2), 71-73. Graham, S., Gillespie, A., & McKeown, D. (2012). Writing: importance, development, and instruction. Reading and Writing, 26(1), 1-15. Graves, D. H. (1995). Be a better writing teacher. Education Digest, 60(9), 57- 60. Gribbin, W. G. (1991). Writing across the curriculum: Assignments and evaluations. The Clearning House, 64(6), 365-368. Jacobs, V. A. (2002). Reading, writing, and understanding. Educational Leadership, 60(3), 58-61.
  • 15. Bibliography Kinloch, V. (2009). Innovative writing instruction. The English Journal, 98(5), 103-107. Maimon, S. M. (2000). Clearing the air: WAC myths and realities. College English, 62(5), 573-583. McLeod, S. (1987). Defining writing across the curriculum. WPA: Writing Program Administration, 11(1-2), 19-24. Moss, B. (1991). Promoting reading and writing in the middle-grade content- area classroom. The Clearing House, 65(1), 11-13. National Governors Association for Best Practices, C. o. (2010). Common core standards. Washington, D.C.: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers. Retrieved from Common core state standards initiative.