Writing as Learning: A Content-Based Approach – Second Edition

Writing as Learning: A Content-Based Approach – Second Edition by Andrew Rothstein, Evelyn Rothstein & Gerald Lauber

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• 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

[Age Suitability: All]

[Authors: Andrew Rothstein, Evelyn Rothstein & Gerald Lauber]

[Extent: 256 pages]

[Published: 2007]

[CODE: SG-9613]

A Corwin Press Publication