Writing Across the Curriculum

Professional Books to help develop lesson plans:

Barone, D.M. & Taylor, J. (2006). Improving Students’ Writing, K-8: From Meaning-Making to High Stakes! Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

This book discusses both the theory and practical aspects of teaching children how to write. It also helps teachers develop lesson plans. (372.62 Bar)

Barr, R. & Johnson, B. (1997). Teaching Reading and Writing in Elementary Classrooms. New York: Longman.

This book targets elementary school teachers.  It is divided into sections that explore how students develop and learn, different teaching strategies, and background information.  The authors provide several case studies and they describe several literacy issues faced by educators.(372.41 Bar)

Benjamin, C.L. (1985). Writing for Kids. New York: Thomas Crowell.

This book has activities for elementary school children to help them develop their writing skills. (808 Ben)

Bromley, K. & Modlo, M. (2001). Graphic Organizers Simplified. Book A. Grades 2-3. Columbus, OH: Essential Learning Products. (372.6 Gra). Titles also available for Grades 4-5 and 5-6

This supplemental series provides teachers with ready-to-use materials to help students learn how to create and use graphic organizers. Grades 2-6 (372.6 Gra)

Buckner, J. & Johnson, M. (2003). Write… For the Future: Thinking Maps. Raleigh, NC: Innovative Reading Group.

This book is targeted for middle and high school teachers. It goes through several teaching strategies for writing. It also helps with lesson plan development. (372.6 Buc)

Cook. S. & Carl, K. (1989). Linking Literature & Writing. Nashville, TN: Incentive Publications, Inc.

This book is full of worksheets for students to do in the classroom. (372.6-Coo)

Dahlstrom, L.M. (2000). Writing Down the Days: 365 Creative Journaling Ideas for Young People. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.

This book has a different writing assignment for every day of the year. (808.042 Dah)

Diller, D. (2003). Literacy Work Stations: Making centers work. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.

This book has teaching strategies that allow the teacher to work with small reading groups while the rest of the class is working at work stations. (372.6 Dil)

Doe, H.M. (2003). Technology Through Children’s Literature. Portsmouth, NH: Teacher Ideas Press.

This book discusses how to use software to teach literature to children.  It provides technology-related lesson plans, spreadsheets, examples of work, and a walk through for KidPix and Hyperstudio. (372.64 Doe)

Harwayne, S. (2001). Writing Through Childhood: Rethinking Process and Product. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

This book talks about how to design writer’s workshops for students. This book goes into the theory of how to teach children to write. Its primary audience is for elementary school students. (372.62 Har)

Haven, K. (2004). Get it Write! Creating Lifelong Writers from Expository to Narrative. Portsmouth, NH: Teacher Ideas Press.

This book is full of activities and lesson plans for teachers. (428.0071 Hav)

Heirman, J. (2004). Teaching Writing to Older Readers Using Picture Books: Every Picture Tells a Story. Worthington, OH: Linworth Publishing, Inc.

This book is filled with lesson plan idesa on incorporating wordless picture books into writing.(808.042 Hei)

Kristo, J. V. & Bamford, R.A. (2004). Nonfiction in Focus: A Comprehensive Framework for Helping Students Become Independent Readers and Writers of Nonfiction, K-6. New York: Scholastic.

This book focuses on how to teach reading and writing comprehension of non-fiction to students.  The first part includes theories and frame work behind the teaching strategies.  The second part of the book outlines different teaching strategies. (372.64 Kri)

LePatner, M.L., Matuk, F.N., Ruthven, R. (2005). Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Science – Lower Elementary (also available for Upper Elementary) Englewood, CO: Advanced Learning Press.

This book is filled with writing prompts for students. It is complete with a scoring guide for grading non-fiction writing prompts. (372.35 Lep)

Means, B. & Lindner, L. (1998). Teaching Writing in Middle School: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques. Westport, CT: Teacher Ideas Press.

This book is filled with writing activities and games. It also has lesson plan ideas. (808 Mea)

Public Schools of North Carolina. (2002). Writing Across the Curriculum: High School Teacher Handbook. Raleigh, NC: Department of Public Instruction, Division of Instructional Services.

A handbook for the North Carolina Public Schools high school's written curiculum (428 Wri)
Also available online (see website)

Strickland, D.R., Ganske, K., & Monroe, J.K. (2002). Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Strategies for Classroom Intervention 3-6. International Reading Association. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.

This book focuses on ways to engage students in literacy activities.  It describes different ways to assess student learning along with different strategies for teaching students. (372.6 Str)

Quotes:

Write what you want to read. The person you know best in this world is you. Listen to yourself. If you are excited by what you are writing, you have a much better chance of putting that excitement over to a reader.
1(McKinley, R. 2007)

 

If you would not be forgotten
As soon as you are dead and rotten, Either write things worth reading, Or do things worth the writing.

2(Benjamin Franklin, as quoted in Smith, L. (2006). John, Paul, George, & Ben – end page)

 

1McKinley, R. (2007). Quotes about Writing. Retrieved on April 24, 2007 from http://koti.mbnet.fi/pasenka/quotes/q-writ.htm#The%20reader

2Smith, L. (2006). John, Paul, George & Ben. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.

 

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