The writer is the audience -- the writer is writing for him/herself
Exploratory writing
Informal writing
Notes, sketches, journal entries
Ungraded
Writing intended for an audience -- sometimes the teacher, sometimes other students, sometimes other readers in general
Writing that has traveled through the writing process from idea generating to revising to editing
Writing for a definite purpose and a clear audience
Often this writing is graded
Teaching Channel video on writing to learn.
Check out this padlet for ideas for writing to learn. http://datadeb.wordpress.com/tag/writing-to-learn/
Langwitches Blog: Sketchnoting for learning
Where I'm From: imitate George Ella Lyon's poem and share with others
Write around groups with Write around Group-- Blog
Checking out the strategy "Passing Notes: MS Passing Notes Legally
For those of you who teach English Language Learners: Colorin Colorado
Writing: Not Just for the English Class