Demonstrating historical perspective through the political, social, and economic context in which an event or idea occurred. This presentation is designed for middle and high school teachers who want to help strengthen their students' learning through writing. In this workshop teachers will gain a new understanding of the importance of writing in the learning process and will match writing activities to content-area objectives, including Louisiana Standards and Benchmarks. Workshop participants will leave the session with a wealth of ideas and activities for class implementation. This is a practical workshop for all teachers.
Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences.
This presentation will show how content-area teachers can promote writing in their classrooms and how writing fosters an active rather than passive approach to learning. Participants will learn strategies for implementing writing activities, construct lesson plans that include writing in content areas, and develop an awareness of options for incorporating a writing component in content area subjects. Some key issues to be addressed include the utility of learning logs, the practicality of content area writing assignments, and the applicability of a procedure for developing content area writing lessons. Teachers should prepare to be actively engaged in various activities that will enhance their knowledge of writing in the content areas. Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences.