LANGUAGE ACROSS

CURRICULUM
WRITING ACROSS CURRICULUM
 WRITING SKILLS

■ Writing Is an important skill as it helps connect thoughts and words

■ Improves communication skills, creativity, critical thinking.
■ Helps one to express ideas and beliefs.
■ Evaluate, analyse, generate ideas and present them coherently.
 Relationship between writing and
thinking
■ Connects abstract ideas and logically placing the ideas into words
■ Connects knowledge, perspective and words.
■ Concretizes thought
■ Analysis , evaluation and reflection
 Writing as a tool for learning
■ Writing is a process: THERE ARE DIFFERENT STEPS INVOLVED IN THE WRITING PROCESS
THAT ENHANCES LEARNING OF STUDENTS IN CLASSROOM.
■ FEW Strategies of Improving writing skills are:
- prewriting,
- writing and rewriting,
- editing and
- producing the final piece of writing.
( Murray refers to these as rehearsal, drafting, revision and editing. )
 PURPOSE OF WRITING SKILLS
To think
To inform
To persuade
To criticize
To reflect
To communicate
To research
To entertain
To forge a connection with someone
To understand
To remember
To solve a problem
To grieve
To control
To show concern
To experience personal enjoyment
To cause social action
To wonder
To thank
To express an emotion
To feel
To know
To discover
To show understanding
To collaborate
To question.
 How to write with Clarity and Purpose?
STRATEGIES OF IMPROVING WRITING
SKILLS
a. What is the purpose of this piece of writing?

b. Who am I writing for?

c. Brainstorming/Having a Plan

d. Using Reliable Sources of Knowledge

e. Lexis/ Domain specific vocabulary

f. Coherence and Cohesion

g. Feedback

h. Negotiation with peers, teachers for feedback and revision

 WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM :
DIFFERENT TYPES OF WRITING
■ Information Transfer
■ Essay/ Paragraph
■ Reports
■ Laboratory Report
■ INFORMATION TRANSFER- This is a type of a writing activity in which a learner is
required to write a paragraph based on reading and interpreting a graph, a chart,
table or giving directions based on a map. This transfer of non-verbal skills to
verbal form (writing a paragraph or report) develops composing or writing skills. If
the writing activity is the reverse of the activity mentioned earlier, the process also
helps learners to develop comprehension skills. This is an important study skill, which
helps learners develop analytical faculties and is useful to them in their study of
subjects like Mathematics, Science, Commerce, etc.
■ Paragraphs/Essays- Paragraphs form a part of any continuous piece of writing in
essays, reports, letters etc. It is necessary to teach our students how to write good
paragraphs. To write a good paragraph, one should remember: unity, coherence,
emphasis
■ Reports- A report presents information in a logical, orderly and a precise manner.
Features of a good report are : logical, brief, accurate, informative, simple,
structured information
■ Laboratory Report- Scientific writing which is important for conducting scientific
investigation or experiment.
 TEACHING STUDY SKILLS THROUGH
WRITING
■ Note Taking: Summarizing (summarizing/concluding/synthesizing)

■ Note Making: organizing the facts for your personal benefit.

 Forms of writing

■ Descriptive writing
■ Expository writing
■ Narrative writing
■ Persuasive writing
■ Argumentative writing
 Discipline Based Writing

■ Writing in Math
■ Writing is Science
■ Writing in Social Science
 Writing in Math

■ Math is ‘multi-semiotic’ and based on three principals :

- natural language: which contextualizes and describes the problem
- symbolism- solution for the problem
- visual images- describing the image graphically.
Teachers role :
- change the attitude and the language in class.
- make them love the subject with methodology
 Writing in Science

■ Scientific writing promotes scrutiny and logical thinking.

■ Multi-modal discipline.
■ Revolves around negotiations, creation of meaning.
■ Includes descriptive, experimental, mathematical, figurative and kinesthetic
■ TEACHER’S ROLE: keep domain specific vocabulary central, structure, provide value,
criticism.
■ Provide constant support for scientific enquiry.
■ Use concept map, descriptive writing
 Writing in Social Science

■ It is a combination of logic, critical thinking, structure and perspectives.

■ Explanation, analysis, ,discussions