Writing to Learn

Writing to Learn

  • The writer is the audience -- the writer is writing for him/herself
  • Exploratory writing
  • Informal writing
  • Notes, sketches, journal entries
  • Ungraded

Public Writing

  • 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.

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Langwitches Blog: Sketchnoting for learning

Writing Ideas to Create Community

Where I'm From: imitate George Ella Lyon's poem and share with others

Writing to Learn: Exploratory Writing

Write around Groups

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