Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum

Course participants take a fresh look at PLN's Process # 2 (Composing Texts) against the backdrop of The Five Reading Writing Talking Processes and The Four Lenses of Learning. The focus of this course is on collaborative, hands on writing experiences across the curriculum and how reading good, rich literature inspires students to become good writers.

Through the introduction of a variety of writing strategies that align to The State Standards, teachers explore resources to meet the goal of increasing opportunities for all students to be actively engaged in the writing process. Participants explore practical strategies to implement informational and narrative writing techniques while adapting to meet their students' varied needs.
The required course texts are: "Make It Real: Strategies for Success with Informational Texts" by Linda Hoyt and "The Plainer Truths of Teaching, Learning and Literacy" by Morton Botel and Lara Paparo.

Prerequisite: PLN 1