Contents
Part 1: Writing and Learning in Science
Why Writing?
Chapter 1 On Writing in Science, by Sandra K. Abell
Chapter 2 Science the "Write" Way: Nonfiction Writing Activities Help, by Valarie L. Akerson and Terrell A. Young
Chapter 3 Unlocking Reading Comprehension With Key Science Inquiry Skills, by Roxanne Greitz Miller
Chapter 4 14 Writing Strategies, by Thomas Turner and Amy Broemmel
Chapter 5 This Isn't English Class Using Writing as an Assessment Tool in Science, by Michael Rockow
Building Basic Skills
Chapter 6 Making Thinking Visible: A Method to Encourage Science Writing in Upper Elementary Grades, by Roxanne Greitz Miller and Robert C. Calfee
Chapter 7 Writing to Learn, by Brian Hand, Vaughan Prain, and Keith Vance
Chapter 8 Helping Students Write About Science Without Plagiarizing, by Jodi Wheeler-Toppen
Chapter 9 Learning to Write and Writing to Learning in Science: Refutational Texts, by Amy Singletary and Victor Sampson
Chapter 10 Peanut Butter and Jelly Science, by Donna Farland
Chapter 11 Write It, Do It, by Erin Peters
Chapter 12 Comments on Students' Writing, by Inez Fugate Liftig
Writing With English Language Learners
Chapter 13 From Speaking to Writing in the Structured English Immersion Science Classroom, by Conrado Laborin Gómez and Margarita Jimenez-Silva
Chapter 14 Integrated Assessments for ELL: Students—and Teachers—Benefit From Incorporating Writing and Drawing in Science, by Joan Armon and Linda J. Morris
Writing in and About Lab Work
Chapter 15 What Writing Represents What Scientists Actually Do? by Bill Robertson
Chapter 16 Writing Through Inquiry, by Paul Jablon
Chapter 17 Getting Students to Become Successful Independent Investigators, by Jeffrey D. Thomas
Chapter 18 Kinesthetic Writing of Sorts, by Kirstin Bittel and Darrek Hernandez
Chapter 19 Multigenre Lab Reports: Connecting Literacy and Science, by Leonora Rochwerger,
Shelley Stagg Peterson, and Theresa Calovini
Chapter 20 Lab Report Blues, by Andrew Diaz
Part 2: Classroom-Tested Lessons
Writing Across the Genres
Chapter 21 The Nature of Haiku: Students Use Haiku to Learn About the Natural, by Peter Rillero, JoAnn V. Cleland, and Karen A. Conzelman
Chapter 22 Keeping Science Current, by Barbara Timmerman
Chapter 23 Extra! Extra! Learn All About It, by Kristen Curry, Jerilou Moore, and William J. Sumrall
Chapter 24 Science Newsletters, by Melissa Nail
Chapter 25 Scientific Journals: A Creative Assessment Tool, by Larissa Beckstead
Chapter 26 A Natural Integration: Student-Created Field Guides Seamlessly, by Tracy Coskie, Michelle Hornof, and Heidi Trudel
Chapter 27 Nature Detectives: First Graders Study Yearlong Changes in Nature, by Natalie Harr and Richard E. Lee Jr.
Chapter 28 Students as Authors: Illustrated Science Information Books Created During Integrated Units Are Windows Into Student Understanding, by Maria Varelas, Christine C. Pappas, Sofia Kokkino, and Ibett Ortiz
Chapter 29 Mystery Box Writing, by William Straits
Content-Specific Activities
Chapter 30 Nature's Advice Book: Third-Grade Students Examine Their Knowledge of Life Science, by Considering the Lessons Learned From Nature by Kathryn Mahlin and Amy Robertson
Chapter 31 Ecosystem Journalism: Allow Your Students to Display Their Understanding of Life Science Concepts, by Creating an Imaginative Newspaper by Amy Robertson and Kathryn Mahlin
Chapter 32 Linking Science and Writing With Two Bad Ants: A Trade Book, by Ingrid Hekman Fournier and Leslie Dryer Edison
Chapter 33 Partners in Crime: Integrating Forensics and Writing, by Erik Hein
Chapter 34 A Reason to Write, by Peggy Ashbrook
Chapter 35 A Key to Science: A Simple Writing Technique Helps Students Communicate the Important Science Concepts They Have Learned, by Jo Ann Yockey
Chapter 36 Taking a Look at the Moon, by Craig R. Leager
Chapter 37 Creative Writing and the Water Cycle, by Rich Young, Jyotika Virmani, and Kristen M. Kusek
Chapter 38 Volcano Resumes, by Sandra Rutherford and Cindy Corlett
Chapter 39 Reading and Writing Nonfiction With Children: Using Biographies to Learn About Science and Scientists, by Rebecca Monhardt
Part 3: Approaches to Science Journals and Logs
Chapter 40 Journals of Discovery: Incorporating Art and Creative Writing Into Science Journals Leads to Meaningful Reflections on Learning for Both Students and Teachers, by Cathy Livingston
Chapter 41 Science Interactive Notebooks in the Classroom, by Jocelyn Young
Chapter 42 Using Science Journals to Encourage All Students to Write, by Joan C. Fingon and Shallon D. Fingon
Chapter 43 Learning Logs: Writing to Learn, Reading to Assess, by Daniel Heuser
Chapter 44 Using Web Logs in the Science Classroom, by Staycle C. Duplichan
Chapter 45 Interactive Reflective Logs: Opening up Science Notebooks to Peer and Teacher Feedback, by Cynthia Minchew Deaton, Benjamin E. Deaton, and Katina Leland
Chapter 46 A Laboratory of Words, by Jeanne Clidas
Chapter 47 The Art of Reviewing Science Journals: Questions to Keep in Mind When Planning and Assessing Students' Journal Entries, by Daniel P. Shepardson and Susan Jane Britsch
Chapter 48 The P.O.E.T.R.Y. of Science: A Flexible Tool for Assessing Student Science Journals, by Jennifer C. Mesa, Michelle L. Klosterman, Linda L. Cronin-Jones