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Writing as Learning
A Content-Based Approach
Second Edition
- Andrew Rothstein - Curriculum Manager, National Academy Foundation
- Evelyn Rothstein - Educational Consultant, Texas
- Gerald Lauber - National Urban Alliance for Effective Education
February 2007 | 256 pages | Corwin
Writing as Learning: A Content-Based Approach, Second Edition offers teachers twelve easy-to-use strategies for engaging students in writing about subject area content. Based on the authors' extensive work with learners at all levels, the strategies help students gain a deep understanding of concepts, build a rich vocabulary, and develop organized thinking processes.
This resource provides step-by-step guidance for implementing each strategy and includes examples illustrating how to use the strategies for different ages and subject areas. The revised edition includes:
· Updated references to research
· Expanded discussion of writing as a learning process
· New writing activities based on the strategies
· More tips and suggestions for implementing the strategies.
Preface to the Second Edition
Publisher’s Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. The Elements of Writing as Learning: Strategies, Genres, Topics, and Tools
2. Building Vocabulary With Taxonomies
3. Composing With Keywords
4. Metacognition
5. Defining Format
6. Morphology, Etymology, and Grammar
7. Profiles and Frames
8. Who’s Who
9. Reasons, Causes, Results
10. Where in the World
11. Premises, Premises
12. Quotable Quotes
13. Personifications and Interactions
14. Writing as Editing
15. Writing—A Curriculum Unifier: A Goal for Every Student
Bibliography
Index
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1: The Elements of Writing as Learning: Strategies, Genres, Topics, and
