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Writing-to-Learn Assignments for Secondary-School Earth-Science Classes.
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Jones, Betty Wade Blanton – Journal of Geological Education, 1991
Author describes use of writing assignments to help ninth grade students learn earth science and increase their interest in it. Presents advice for both formal writing assignments (laboratory reports and library-research papers) and informal assignments (learning logs or journals and role writing). Frequent review and encouragement with lots of…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods