Description
Writing for authentic purposes teaches students how to adapt for audience and task and how to use their voice in multiple situations. This module will help you learn how to build a classroom learning environment that supports students taking challenges and support you in creating authentic writing tasks for your students.
Objectives / Competencies
Knowledge
Skills
Mindsets
Writing for authentic purposes teaches students how to adapt for audience and task and how to use their voice in multiple situations. This module will help you learn how to build a classroom learning environment that supports students taking challenges and support you in creating authentic writing tasks for your students.
Objectives / Competencies
Knowledge
- Writing for authentic purposes teaches students how to adapt to audience and task
- Authentic purposes include a wide variety of tasks and purposes
Skills
- Developing a learning environment that promotes feedback and growth in writing through:
- Students understand writing is a skill and requires practice and feedback
- Students build a growth mindset about themselves through seeing/tracking their own growth on a consistent rubric
- Students reflect on their progress and growth with themselves and share their growth with stakeholders and peers
- Developing authentic writing tasks
Mindsets
- Students feel empowered through writing as a form of advocacy and expression
- Strong writing skills are essential for students to access greater opportunities.