Chapter 9

The writing process is

recursive

learning logs

similar to threaded discussions, must be used regularly to be effective, students keep an ongoing record of learning as it happens in their notebooks. these may reveal problems or concerns related to instruction

clustering

students make spider-web like diagrams, called "clusters" to organize ideas and details. they write the topic in the center circle on a sheet of paper and draw out branches for main ideas and then add details and elaborate each idea

writing process

-prewriting -drafting -revising -editing -publishing

types of academic journals

-response journals -double entry journals -learning logs -character journals -sketchbook in arts -math journals

RAFT writing

-teacher creates a prompt for a disciplined specific writing assignment R ole A udience F orm T opic

Which of the following instructional strategies does not promote exploratory writing?

RAFT

double entry journal

adaptation of the response journal; students record dual entries that are conceptually related

? are collected by the teacher and read aloud as a way to begin a class discussion

admit slips

biopoems

allows students to reflect on large amounts of material within a poetic form. it follows a pattern that enables writers to synthesize what they have learned about a person, place, thing, or concept

admit slips

brief comments written by students on index cards or half sheets or paper at the very beginning of class

When using a double-entry journal, students are asked to do all of the following except

create an organizational chart to summarize the text

Which of the following activities is not a characteristic of both reading and writing in the content areas?

decoding

Which of the following is least developed in a classroom that incorporates reading and writing together?

development of editing skills

? allow students to take notes for themselves while reading and reflecting about texts

double entry journals

academic journal

helps students generate ideas, create a record of thoughts and feelings in response to what they are reading, and explore their own lives and concerns in relation to what they are reading and learning

Which of the following statement is not characteristic of the discovery stage?

it can be useful to students who are revising a piece of writing

Writing after reading promotes all but which of the following?

prediction skills

RAFT is an acronym that stands for

role, audience, form, and topic

exit slips

variation of admit slips, toward the end of class teacher asks students for exit slips as a way of bringing closure to what was learned (summarize, synthesize, evaluate, or project)

writing across the curriculum

writing activated learning by helping students to explore, clarify, and think deeply about the ideas and concepts they encounter in reading