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Instructional Strategies for Emphasizing Writing in the Classroom

Instructional Strategies for Emphasizing Writing in the Classroom. presented by Judith M. Davis, Director Writing Technology Laboratory Hampton University Faculty Institute January 7, 2003. First ask:. Who? What? Why? When/where? How?. Who needs to write?. Faculty Students

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Instructional Strategies for Emphasizing Writing in the Classroom

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  1. Instructional Strategies for Emphasizing Writing in the Classroom presented by Judith M. Davis, Director Writing Technology Laboratory Hampton University Faculty Institute January 7, 2003

  2. First ask: • Who? • What? • Why? • When/where? • How?

  3. Who needs to write? • Faculty • Students • All college educated professionals

  4. What do we write? • Faculty • Students • Disciplinary professionals

  5. abstracts case studies essays “research” papers “term” papers lab reports articles reading responses journals literature reviews scripts arguments analyses instructions process descriptions essay tests What types of writing?

  6. Why write? • To express oneself • To learn material • To demonstrate knowledge • To communicate ideas • To persuade others

  7. When and where do we write? In-class Out-of-Class

  8. How do we write? • FluencyFormCorrectness • Planning Revising Drafting Editing • Cognitively • Collaboratively • Competence errors • Performance errors

  9. How can we best incorporate writing into our courses? • Define goals and objectives (course and assignments) • Break up large projects • Sequence assignments for increasing mastery • Plan some assignments that allow students to “write to learn” • Schedule preliminary assignments leading up to a large project

  10. How can we best incorporate writing into our courses? • Consider how the project(s) will be evaluated (both as individual assignments and in the broader context of the course grade) • Put assignments in writingand include evaluation criteria on the assignment sheet • Encourage students to use the Writing Technology Laboratory

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