Chapter 7 and 14 Flashcards
Writing to learn reseach
Writing and learning have not been researched.
Writing to learn is an educational practice in which teachers assign students writing with the intention of helping them to understand subject matter
Reflective writing
The first approach, which we call reflective writing to learn, learning Logs KwL. Shorter writing was more effective than longer
Second writing non
The second approach to writing to learn, which we call writing to learn in informational genres, involves students in writing nonfiction
Examples of writing prompts
What did you learn from this activity? How did you learn it?
What have you learned about __________ that you did not already know? For me, the most important ideas in today’s lesson were . . . What was the most difficult part of this reading/ activity? What I want to learn next is . . .
Something that I still find confusing is . . . What do you think is the importance of [this topic]? In math: Did you use any learning/ problem-solving strategies? What made you use them? In math: I missed question # ____
Metacognitive
Metaognitive Prompts? “What don’t I understand yet?”
Three types of text
The Common Core State Standards initiative identifies three main types of texts that students should learn to write, two of which are the focus of this section: “arguments” and “informative/ explanatory texts”
Pieces of an Argumentative essay
several pieces of evidence; elaboration of evidence (describing the evidence or telling why it supports the claim); presentation of both sides of an issue (counterclaims); evidence for the counterclaim; rebuttal of the counterclaim; and a conclusion (Klein & Samuels, 2010).
Explanation
An explanation is a kind of text that makes an idea understandable to a reader
Disciplines
WRITING TO LEARN IN THE DISCIPLINES
Heuristic
The Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) incorporates practical laboratory work with peer group reading, discussion, and writing. It is particularly effective for low-achieving students, who benefit from integrating writing with talk
SWH methods
- Exploration of preinstruction understanding through individual or group concept mapping.
- Prelaboratory activities, including informal writing, making observations, brainstorming, and posing questions.
- Participation in laboratory activity.
- Negotiation phase I— writing personal meanings for laboratory activity (e.g., writing journals).
- Negotiation phase II— sharing and comparing data interpretations in small groups (e.g., making a group chart).
Spelling
Spelling and handwriting, once staples of general education, now occupy an ever-smaller portion of the elementary school curriculum .
Settings
There will continue to be many settings in which fluid, legible handwriting and correct, automatic
spellings are essential; and there is evidence that these fundamental processes make important contributions to overall reading and writing ability. But these skills are not casually attained.
Spelling week
Spelling words for the week. Provides little information for the words
Vocabulary
Interestingly, this vocabulary approach to spelling is an unconscious re-creation of a method commonly used in 19th-century U.S. schoolhouses—