Writing Across the Curriculum #2
Pulling Together Informational Writing in K-8 Classrooms
Why are we embedding writing across the curriculum into our Aguila pedagogy?
- Frequent informal writing and sequenced formal writing play a critical role in developing critical thinking skills and learning discipline specific content.
- It builds skills important en route to becoming college and career ready (Common Core).
Using Mentor Texts as an anchor to prep for Writing
You can get writing tips and ideas from your favorite authors by studying their text and specifically what they do as writers.
Structuring an Informational Writing Grades 1-2
Informational writing can have pictures, diagrams, headings, labels, captions, and bold print.
Structuring an Informational Writing Grades 3-5
A great acronym for informational writing!
A few ways to establish a growth mindset in your classroom:
- Establish High Expectations
- Create a Risk-Tolerant Learning Zone
- Give feedback that focuses on process
- Introduce students to the concept of the malleable mind
The Growth Mindset
Writing Coordinator
4th Installment of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Friday February 20th @ 1:15.
Email: awannemacher@aguilaschool.org
Location: Aguila School Library
Phone: 928-685-2222 116