1. Writing across the curriculum
2nd and 3rd Grade

2. Welcome DISD Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow
Dayton ISD appreciates your commitment to professional growth and learning. In order to respect every attendee’s time and contributions, we will follow these expectations during today’s meeting:
Be Attentive - participate, contribute, collaborate
Be Prepared - we will begin on time & follow the agenda
Be Polite - silence phones, limit messages, take calls outside
Be Open-Minded - thinking is student centered & solution driven
Be Present - avoid sidebar conversations & multi-tasking
Be Professional - respect others’ opinions and perspectives
DISD Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow

3. Do now Read the following quotes:
“Writing is not apart from living…” ~ Catherine Drinker Bower
“I am just going to write because I cannot help it.” ~ Charlotte Bronte
Brainstorm a list of ways you use writing in your every day life inside and outside of the workplace.

4. KWL K – What do you know about WAC?
W – What do you want to know about WAC?
L – What have you learned about WAC?

5. Objectives Emphasize the importance of writing in all content areas
Explore writing activities to use in your classrooms
Incorporate learned activities into upcoming lesson plans

6. What is wac?
Integrating writing activities to reinforce content area material
Movement to broaden scope of student writing beyond ELAR classes
Based on the notion that writing increases subject area knowledge and boosts critical thinking skills

7. Why write? 4 out of 5 students are not proficient writers
26.2% of college graduates produce writing that rates as deficient
Poor writing costs employers $3.1 billion a year on remedial training
The average 4th grader spends hrs/wk watching TV and less than 3 hrs/wk writing
Writing is not “fun”
Students struggle with reading
Males are struggling more than female
SAT reading & writing scores are dropping
Texting ranks as most valuable form of writing

8. Why write? Student Benefits Aids retention
Increases depth of knowledge on a subject
Develops critical thinking skills
Promotes independent thinking
Encourages creativity and exploration
Improves communication skills
Essential for self-understanding and gaining confidence as a writer
Teacher Benefits
Engages all students
Monitor student progress; gauge strengths and weaknesses
Identify gaps in instruction
Saves time

9. When do we write? Writing can be done at any point in the lesson.
Beginning
Middle
End

10. What do we write? Types of writing:
Casual – notes, lists, scribbles, journals, logs
Semi-Formal – summaries, responses, reflections
Formal – informational reports, newspaper articles, research papers

11. Quick write
1 minute
Write everything you’ve learned about WAC

12. How do we write?
Inspire students with
W – word power
R – reading life
I – identity
T – time
E – environment

13. Writing ideas 3-2-1 Advertisements Banners Book jackets Brain dump
Brochures
Bumper stickers
Cartoons
Dialogs
Exit tickets
Fact sheets
Flyers
Games
How-to articles
Instruction manuals
Journals
KWL charts
Lists
Maps
Menus
Newsletters
Poetry
Quick writes
Short answer responses
Songs
Summaries
Test questions
Dayton ISD Instructional Strategies

14. Writing in math
Two Truths and a Lie
Reflection Spinner

15. Writing in science
Picture of the Day
Focus Charts

16. Writing in science
Think Routine
Let’s Write

17. Sample menu

18. Remember… Student goal – learn content
Teacher goal – assess student learning
Not everything has to be graded 
Think, pair, share
Students read/respond to each other with purpose in mind
Simplify grading and maximize feedback by grading with a rubric

19. Exit ticket
3 things you discovered
2 interesting things
1 question you still have