Ideas for Integrating Writing Across the Curriculum
Ideas for Integrating Writing Across the Curriculum
(Excerpts from the MPS Expository Prompt Books)
Science: Students may:
Wirte a procedure for a science experiment
Write an informative essay about a scientist, invention, or other science-related topic
Illustrate and write captions for a scientific process
Social Studies: Students may:
Write direcions for maps, gobes, graphs, tables, etc.
Compare eras, presidents, regions, etc.
Write a report on a current event
Literature: Students may:
Write book reprots or summaries
Compare characters, settings, plots, etc.
Explain author’s point of view
Mathematics: Students may:
Explain how to solve a problem
Compare mathematical operations
Explain how math can be used in every day life
Assignments to encourage thinking:
Book reviews
Character analysis
Research papers
Informative essays
New articles
Photo Journalism
Definition papers
Personal evaluations
Technical manuals
Explanatory papers
Interpretations papers
Contrast and comparison papers
Classification papers
Taken from Patti B. and SMART writing
