Getting Past "Just Because": Teaching Writing in Science Class

Autor/inn/en	Grymonpre, Kris; Cohn, Allison; Solomon, Stacey
Titel	Getting Past "Just Because": Teaching Writing in Science Class
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 35 (2012) 5, S.24-31 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Writing Across the Curriculum; Basic Writing; Writing Skills; Writing Instruction; Grade 7; Scoring Rubrics; Student Attitudes; National Standards; Elementary Secondary Education; Middle School Students; Science Instruction; Science Teachers; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Schreibunterricht; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Scoring formulas; Auswertungsbogen; Schülerverhalten; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	How many times do teachers assign writing in science class only to be exasperated by their students' lack of writing skills? They often have difficulty making claims and using evidence; instead of explaining their reasoning, they state, "Just because." But teaching writing isn't just for English/language arts (ELA) class. Over the past two years, a seventh-grade team of teachers has taught writing across the curriculum, used common terminology, and assessed writing using a shared rubric, providing their students with the skills to go beyond "just because" and provide evidence and reasoning to back up their claims. Students' writing has improved as they learn a basic writing structure that helps support "all" of their writing, independent of the subject. Students who feel stronger in science than in English gain confidence in their writing in science class and are able to transfer their newfound skills to ELA class. (Contains 6 figures.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Science Teachers Association. 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782; Fax: 703-243-3924; e-mail: membership@nsta.org; Web site: http://www.nsta.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10