AED310-701: Writing In Social Studies

Communication in writing skills for the past six weeks were standards information on different sorts of sources for rapidly flowing needs of today’s writers. This form of writing shows the role of strategies in writing on subjects. It demonstrated contracts between oral communication and written communication. The main ideas in this course discovery, objectives, critical thinking, and tension, valuing course resources time management, and cooperating with others (Giordano 2012). However, the skills for effective writing produce volumes of master’s level for the required resources in this way.

Social Studies is a very complex subject for educators to teach and for the students to be interested in learning, this is because it includes so many different disciplines. Not to mention, society is rapidly changing socially and technologically which affects what social studies content is being taught to our students( Passe,J 2002). In past years students were forced to learn at a relatively low cognitive levels, it lack the full meaning social studies that could be transferred into real life situations. It is because of this

Writing, and literacy in general, is one of the founding cornerstones of modern society. It is difficult to find any sort of occupation that doesn’t require at least some basic writing skills. From business managers to lawyers to doctors, despite their notoriously bad handwriting, all require intimate knowledge of writing skills. Yet, teaching critical writing skills is not the cure-all to solving the problems that the public education system faces in producing students better prepared to tackle the challenges of the world as Peg Tyre portrays it as in The Writing Revolution. Critical writing skills, despite its current underemphasis in the classroom, should not be the only focus of the public school system’s curriculum as Peg Tyre suggests in The Writing Revolution, because critical writing skills do not prepare students adequately enough for the standards of the real world which require more technical skills, critical writing skills only teaches a small subset of underlying critical thinking skills, and critical writing skills education, as presented by Peg Tyre, is formulaically based which can result in long-term inability to further student’s critical writing skills despite initial success.

In chapter 9, Writing Across the Curriculum, the process of reading and writing was investigated and explained in comparison to one another. The reading-writing connection focuses on drawing from students’ prior knowledge and cognitive processes in order to build learning. The authors mentioned that the writing process is a strong tool for exploring and clarifying meaning and the two major instructional components used are writing to learn (WTL) and writing in disciplines (WID). The chapter also focused on the subareas of academic journals and writing disciplines.

Jack London writes out a great representation of the Naturalism Era. In his story, The Call of the Wild, readers are first introduced to Buck, who is the protagonist of The Call of the Wild. At first, Buck was a normal house dog, doing the occasional hunting and lounging around. His life turned around quickly as the gardener of the home sold him, and that's when the readers are quickly introduced to the tone that London has set for The Call of the Wild as Buck goes through many eye-opening events, eventually getting his call of the wild. Through Bucks portraying the encounters with the wolves, the horrible people he was given to, and the many terrible conditions of the North, London still manages to convey the perfect example of survival of

In the introduction and chapter one of Strategic Writing, Deborah Dean argues that we aren’t meeting students’ needs with typical writing assignments (ix). Dean insists that teachers need to choose writing assignments that target specific strategies, rather than the run-of-the-mill prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing model (3). Dean alludes that students are uninterested, unengaged, and not learning as much as they could, because of the strict teachings of the five step writing process (4). According to Dean, reflection of writing is crucial, “because it causes students to see assignments as strategy practices, not ends in themselves” (11). Dean states that her model of writing strategies “promotes learning, not just to

Creating and implementing effective lessons for a literacy learner who is struggling with reading and writing takes much effort and appropriate resources. Throughout the Literacy Development course, I have gained much insight and resources that have become valuable tools in addressing students’ literacy needs. Each week, I conducted lessons and activities that targeted the needs of many students, but my initial focus on was on one particular student. His individual reading level, spelling development, and writing abilities were analyzed and the recorded data was used

Throughout my first year as a middle school Language Arts teacher, I have developed a theoretical understanding of what I believe are the necessary components to providing a meaningful and generative environment in which students develop and expand literacy skills. The teaching of literacy needs to include a balance of reading, writing, speaking and listening activities, and needs to be a social endeavor that provides a variety of instructional strategies to meet the needs of all diverse learners. My teaching strategies, beliefs and personality that I bring to my classroom can be characterized as a blend of two types of philosophical theories: social constructivism and relational teaching and

As a future teacher of a fast-changing generation that searches restlessly for new interests, I believe that old and new must meet to keep the basic values of a balanced literacy. Focusing on prior knowledge, collaborating with colleagues, peers, families, and community, creating connections with our surrounding, and empowering students’ learning style throughout the process of gaining knowledge of reading and writing. Foremost, my personal philosophy of teaching literacy is based on constructivism and sociolinguistic, where hands on experience and guidance are priority in an informational world. To facilitate a child’s acquisition of literacy skills , as I plan for literacy instruction for my future classroom, I will take into consideration

In a society where communication is key, students must learn how to effectively convey thoughts and ideas. According to Stephen King’s first rule, “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot” (145). For an AP Language student, reading should be a primary concern. By reading news stories and even novels, the student would be able to expand his or her vocabulary and improve his or her skills. Evidently, knowing about current events and hot topics in the world, the student would also be able to develop ideas and opinions. Their opinions and perspectives can then be used to fuel ideas that can be injected into essays and papers. Without one, the

All learners are presently enrolled in honors level reading or English courses in addition to the focus social studies courses. Students must also be familiar with concepts such as main idea, summarizing, outlining, cause and effect, historical time flow, and generalizations.

A learner’s ability to communicate effectively through writing to his/her target audiences is a major prerequisite for academic success. It is also a major pillar of success in one’s career across all areas of practice. Even though, writing clearly is critical to one’s academic and career success, I have not always loved writing. In fact, for a long time I despised writing. At one point, I had a feeling that my writings skills were bound to remain stagnated throughout my life. However, time has proven that I was wrong. My attitude and outlook towards virtually all genres of writing has changed positively. The various helpful methods I have been exposed to by my English teachers through different grades have helped me

When many companies hire individuals they offer contracts that have certain terms to work under. An employment contract is a contractual relationship between an employer and an individual employee or organization. Therefore, when signing a contract there are certain situations that allows a person to break his or her contract before their contract ends. For example, my wife is a Middle School Teacher and each year she has to sign a contract. However, she is able to break her contract if she has to move due to military orders or even if she finds a job that promotes her position allowing her to better her life. So, my question for the newspaper columnist is what the terms under which the contract was signed were.

Weber referred to the “calling” as a religious concept that was a task set forth by God. He states that it is a “new idea” a reformation and a Protestant view. It is a Protestant doctrine stating that every individual has a given task in life so that they may be in good grace with God. (Text, pg.439) The concept of the calling was that it was a way to find fulfillment through ones labor in society.

435). The major themes throughout the literature reviewed was the strategies that teachers could use to ensure that their students grasp the information taught, the value of historical fiction, and how to select text to use in the classroom. One of the major problems in classrooms today is that student’s do not understand the textbooks that are chosen for their social studies class. “The social studies textbook is laden with technical vocabulary that can be challenging for students” (Key La Vonne, 2010, p. 117). The articles were chosen based on their concerns centered on helping teachers strategize to foster literacy in social studies.