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Student Writing in the Quantitative Disciplines: A Guide for College Faculty
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Bahls, Patrick – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
The book introduces readers in the often-overlooked math-related fields to the ideas of writing-to-learn (WTL) and writing in the disciplines (WID). It offers a guide to the pedagogy of writing in the mathematical sciences, and gives theoretically grounded means by which writing can be used to help undergraduate students to understand mathematical…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Curriculum, Mathematical Concepts, College Faculty
Writers at Work: A Process Approach to Writing for Grades 4 through 6.
Morocco, Catherine; Nelson, Anna – 1990
Designed to help teachers develop a collaborative writing community in the intermediate grade classroom, this teacher's resource and support package gives teachers what they need to apply process writing principles to five of the most popular student writing forms or genres ("memorable moments,""interesting…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Intermediate Grades, Process Approach (Writing), Writing Assignments
Building Essays: A Reader-Centered Writing Guide.
Dorn, David – 2000
This book makes clear the connection between classroom writing and everyday writing by identifying common reader-centered writing features fundamental to both genres. It uses a building metaphor, a unique method that views writing as the putting together of ideas piece by piece to form a coherent structure. This process-oriented approach helps…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Higher Education, Process Approach (Writing), Student Writing Models
The Story in History: Writing Your Way into the American Experience.
Galt, Margot Fortunato – 1992
Addressed to teachers from upper elementary to adult level as well as to writers, this book gives teachers and students an entirely new way to learn about American history--by reexperiencing it from the vantage point of the imaginative writer. The book maintains that students will thus gain both a deeper understanding of the issues and conflicts…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Class Activities, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education
Ease into Writing. Volume 1.
Lott, Carolyn, Ed.; Stone, Janet, Ed. – 1997
Addressing the expressed needs of the writing community, this book presents writing lessons for intermediate, middle school, and secondary school students that incorporate the 5-step writing process into content areas as a natural part of the curriculum. The 30 lessons in this book involve students in large and small groups and in individual…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Fairy Tales, Intermediate Grades, Lesson Plans
Ease into Writing. Volume 2.
Lott, Carolyn, Ed.; Stone, Janet, Ed. – 1997
Addressing the expressed needs of the writing community, this book presents writing lessons for intermediate, middle school, and secondary school students that incorporate the 5-step writing process into content areas as a natural part of the curriculum. The 30 lessons in this book involve students in large and small groups and in individual…
Descriptors: Advertising, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Class Activities