They also began to implement the changes described below. Writing Across the Curriculum Teaching the writing process. Students practice the writing process in all their classes. Most teachers hang posters showing these stages in their classrooms. Writing in all classes.
Students write extensively in all of their classes.
In science, for example, students complete a writing assignment at the end of each unit. Eighth graders studying the heart are asked to write a problem-solution paper about tobacco. They identify a problem related to the heart and caused by tobacco, explain how tobacco causes the problem, and discuss the effects of reducing tobacco on the heart. Also in science, sixth graders learn how to write speculation papers about cause and effect, create stories, and write evaluations. One sixth-grade group studying the scientific process of photosynthesis wrote and illustrated story books for younger children on photosynthesis.