HIT: HS--Writing Across the Curriculum

[Kimberly brosan <kbrosan@NEWBERRY.K12.SC.US>]

Greetings,

My apologies in advance for the way GroupWise messages get trashed when =
posted to the list. No one seems to know what the solution is. I hate the =
way it looks, but it's the only way we're allowed to do email from work! =
If anyone has come up with a solution, please let me know!

First, my original message:

I'm supposed to do part of a presentation to faculty today on writing in =
all content areas. If you have the time to share projects that you have =
worked with your teachers on including any details that would help me =
illustrate potential activities that they can do in the library. I've got =
some suggestions for them already, but any additional things you can share =
would be wonderful!

The two responses I got were:

Hi,
This site has lots of examples (if you go to site map you can find
assignments) and also information for teachers on writing across the
curriculum, rubrics, etc.
http://www.writedesignonline.com/=20

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These are the examples of specific assignments I gave to teachers; note =
that many could be adapted to any curriculum area:

Use Current Biography to find an article about a mathematician and create =
a resume which highlights important events in his career. (Current =
Biography has an index by occupation.)

Use the Biography Resource Center in DISCUS to compose a letter to your =
class from a scientist telling about her life and most important discoverie=
s.

Use the library's reference materials and DISCUS to explore the history =
and rules of the sport you are currently studying and compare it with =
other sports which are similar.

Using the library's primary source materials, read a document from =
American history and investigate why it was written. Do additional =
research to find out its historical context and justify it in its =
historical context.

Using the art books, identify a painting and write about what is happening =
in the picture.

Design and create the front page of a newspaper focused on the topic that =
you've been studying. Include all appropriate information for a newspaper, =
an illustration and a minimum of three articles related to the topic.

Write a letter asking about a country's food, lifestyle and customs, read =
about the culture of a country and then write a response to a classmate's =
letter.

Have students create an annotated bibliography of resources that they may =
use on an upcoming project. Have it include books, magazines, DISCUS =
resources, and websites.

Have students write a website evaluation for a site related to a topic you =
are currently studying.

Use MasterPlots or Cliff Notes to create a list of five test questions and =
answers about a book (short story, poem) you've just completed that cannot =
be answered if you haven't read the book.

Write several journal entries pretending to live in a studied time period, =
include contact with 5 people from that time period=AFtell what you =
discussed with those people when you met them. (Students would research =
the people in the library.)

Thanks again to the two ladies who responded.

Kim

"Speaking personally, you can have my gun, but you'll take my book when =
you pry my cold, dead fingers off of the binding."
-- Stephen King in "Will We Close the Book on Books?" Time Magazine, 19 =
June 2000: 92.

Kimberly A. Brosan, library media specialist
Mid-Carolina High School
Prosperity, SC
kbrosan@newberry.k12.sc.us
http://www.newberry.k12.sc.us/mchs/library/librarymain.htm

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