Writing Across the Curriculum: Because All Teachers Teach Writing

By Shelley S. Peterson

Book Overview

As the amount of curriculum in today's classrooms expands and teaching time seems to shrink, teachers are finding that it makes sense to integrate content area and writing instruction. The author provides practical and helpful ideas for classroom teachers and content-area specialists to easily incorporate Writing Across the Curriculum in their classrooms.This comprehensive resource includes:student examples showing how writing regularly stimulates critical thinking and creativity in students activities that help students learn more content area information and improve their writing skills ideas to help teachers plan and organize content classes to include writing graphic organizers, templates, and mini-lessons that engage students in learning

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155379060X
• ISBN13: 9781553790600
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Portage & Main Press
• Length: 170 Pages