Expressing+Understanding+through+Writing

Writing is one way for a person to express their understanding of a concept or idea. It is a powerful tool for a student to use to show a teacher what they understand and where the gaps might be. Explaining one's understanding verbally versus in writing require different skills. Both are important to use in the classroom, but outside the humanities classroom, few teachers use writing as a to express understanding. This page contains resources for teachers to tap into and develop more writing assignments into their lessons.




 * WEBSITES **

[|Vermont Writing Collaborative] [|Usable Knowledge], Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Writing and Reading for Understanding [|Emergent Writing], PBS, web article [|Writing Forward], a website devoted to resources for the writing process [|Fire on Marlborough Street], photo of the tragic event [|The Leadership and Learning Center], writing to learn resources, an excellent site to get resources and ideas for writing to learn...


 * ARTICLES **

Vermont Writing Collaborative document on writing for understanding

Reading and Writing for Understanding, Vicki Jacobs

A good 4 page piece on why writing, as a skill, is important for all students in all subjects


 * RESOURCES **

This is an activity we will do on Day 2 during the writing section of the workshop


 * VIDEOS **

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Writing for Understanding Video