To truly understand a concept, students need to....

1.  Acquire important knowledge and skills

2.  Make meaning of their learning

3.  Transfer their learning to new situations

 

These WRITING STRATEGIES will help students acquire new knowledge, make meaning, and transfer their learning so they truly understand the essential concepts of your course.

 

"Put Understanding First."  Educational Leadership  65.8 (May 2008):  36-41.

 

These reading strategies will help students acquire new knowledge, make meaning, and transfer their learning so they truly understand the essential concepts of your course.

 

 

Activities / Announcements / Assignments	Description	Approximate Due Date *
Exit Slips		8/07/50
Writing in the Voice of...		8/07/50
Stop and Write		8/07/50
Writing Feedback		8/07/50
Ratiocination		8/07/50
They Say, I Say		8/07/50
Creating a Thesis		8/07/50
Developing a Topic		8/07/50
Thesis and Essay Organization		8/07/50
Essay Revision		8/07/50
Post-It Sentences		8/07/50

* Due dates are subject to change.

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