Essay - Implementing Writing into all Subject Areas Introduction the Idea of...

Implementing Writing into all Subject Areas

Introduction

The idea of implementing writing into ***** subject areas across the curriculum is not a new one, but it can be difficult to accomplish, and there are several reasons for this. One of the most serious ***** these ***** is that of time constraints. ***** takes ***** from the school day where o*****r things could be worked on, ***** schools ***** often tight on the time that *****y have available for certain tasks anyway (Bursuck & Munk, 2002). This is especially true of schools where standardized testing is required, because these schools ********** 'teach to the test' instead of teaching students what they actually need to be learning. W*****h ***** is mind it is clear ***** students ***** to spend more time writing (***** & Munk, 2002). The question is how to require them to do that without losing out on other ***** of learning that they must remain involved in, and this is a serious question with no easy answers ***** many educators ***** today's schools.

The good news is that there are options for ***** problem, and they involve working with the very same subject areas that have *****en previously believed to be problematic when it comes to taking up too much time ***** ********** preventing children from *****. In other words, if you can*****t spend a lot of time writing *****c*****use of reading and math, ***** you have to spend time writing about reading and math. It ***** essentially a relation to ***** old adage of killing two birds with ***** stone. When you cannot work around something to do ***** else ***** have to work within the confines of what you are given and work with the options that ***** have (Braun, 2004). Being innovative and creative are also both very important, because many teachers lack those things today (Norris & Ortega, 2001). When they lack them, their ***** *****ten lack *****, too, because they are not encouraged. By incorporating ***** into the ***** and math curriculum, students can be encouraged to think outside of the box ***** this will make all ***** their school activities ***** enjoyable as well ***** helping ensure that they learn more than they otherwise would ***** ***** ***** were ***** to stay within the standard boundaries (Norris ***** Ortega, 2001).

***** and Writing

The implementation of writing in***** the reading ***** is one of ***** easiest to accomplish, because reading naturally lends itself to writing (Bursuck & Munk, *****). Answering the questions at ***** end of the chapter or ***** a sh*****t book report h*****ve traditionally been ***** ***** common ways of incorpor*****ing writing, and these should definitely still be used. However, there are other ways to look at the issue and bring writing in without making ***** much work for the students (Bursuck ***** Munk, 2002). Group projects are generally one way to ***** *****. There is ***** a lot of time ***** these kinds of projects, but some ***** the reading