Write For Insight Empowering Content Learning, Grades 6-12

"Bill Strong presents a clear and compelling case for using writing to learn as a tool across the curriculum. The authorrs"s anecdotes and his rich, descriptive writing draw the reader into this thought-provoking text and the wealth of practical strategies and activities presented give content area teachers concrete ideas to implement in their classrooms." --Carol Booth Olson, UCI Writing Project, University of California, Irvine Prompted by the "near-total neglect of writing" in content areas outside English, Bill Strong explores and answers the question: "Why does writing matter?" In a knowledge-based society--one with new high-stakes writing tests on its SAT and ACT assessments--students need far more than "basic" literacy skills.Write for Insightis an ideal resource for new and veteran teachers seeking practical, flexible, and motivating strategies for enhancing long-term learning across the middle and high school grades. Arguing forinsightfulteaching and learning--balancing more emphasis on writing-to-learn (ungraded) assignments with a rich array of process writing (graded) tasks--Strong draws upon the work of National Writing Project colleagues to show how writing becomes a powerful learning tool across diverse content areas, engaging both imagination and intellect. (See inside front cover for features of the book.)Strong, William J. is the author of 'Write For Insight Empowering Content Learning, Grades 6-12', published 2005 under ISBN 9780205412839 and ISBN 0205412831.