What Is WAC?
WAC is an acronym for Writing Across the Curriculum. Don’t students write enough in Language Arts? NO!
To meet the demands of the current work world, it is now more important than ever to write and to write well. We can no longer make distinctions between writers and non-writers.
To meet the demands of the current work world, it is now more important than ever to write and to write well. We can no longer make distinctions between writers and non-writers.
WAC Past and Present
WAC, Writing Across the Curriculum, is a pedagogical movement that began in the 1980s. It was created to weave writing assignments into all courses to place emphasis that student writing experiences should occur across the academic community and throughout a student's education.
WAC supports the Common Core, which calls for a “shared responsibility” for reading and writing instruction across the disciplines.
WAC demonstrates to students that disciplines have different stylistic expectations, better preparing students to succeed in school and their careers.
WAC supports the Common Core, which calls for a “shared responsibility” for reading and writing instruction across the disciplines.
WAC demonstrates to students that disciplines have different stylistic expectations, better preparing students to succeed in school and their careers.
WAC—Writing to Learn & Writing to Demonstrate Knowledge
Writing to Learn is a strategy that teachers employ throughout and/or at the end of a lesson to engage students and develop big ideas and concepts.
- Fosters critical thinking
- Uses impromptu, short and/or informational tasks
- Focuses attention on ideas rather than grammar or spelling
Writing to Demonstrate Knowledge is a strategy that teachers employ when they assign reports, essays, persuasive writing, letters, & research papers.
Synthesizes information
Synthesizes information
- Explains understandings of concepts and ideas
- Writes for an audience with a specific purpose
- Applies knowledge in new ways
Video Links from Presentation:
Voice App—Grader Videos http://www.youtube.com/user/englishcompanion David Coleman—Writing to Inform and Make Arguments Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt_2jI010WU |
Tech Tools Links from Presentation:
Gliffy—Mindmapping Website http://www.gliffy.com/products/online/ bubbl.us—Brainstorming/Mindmapping Website https://bubbl.us/ WiseMapping—Mindmapping Website http://www.wisemapping.com/ Dragon Dictation—(Sentence Fluency) App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8 |
WAC—Writing to Learn EXAMPLES
WAC—Writing to Demonstrate Knowledge EXAMPLES
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PEEL
For more information click here or visit The Write Idea page on this site.
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Editing vs. Revision
RADaR Method for Revising
Links from the Presentation
Publishing Student Work
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Glogster EDU — http://www.glogster.com/
Animoto— http://animoto.com/ Weebly— http://www.weebly.com Scriffon— http://scriffon.com/ Flipsnack— http://www.flipsnack.com/ Youblisher— http://www.youblisher.com/ |
Mind Mapping
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Suggestions:
Gliffy— http://www.gliffy.com/ Simple Mind App |
Ideas
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One Word— http://www.oneword.com/
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Rubric Generator
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Essay Tagger— https://www.essaytagger.com/commoncore
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