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Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Writing in the Content Areas

Second Edition


July 2012 | 176 pages | Corwin
'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

Every classroom is made up of students at different levels of proficiency in writing. This concise guide helps teachers work with each students' 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.

 
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

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter 1: Introduction


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ISBN: 9781412972321
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