Position Statement

Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing

by National Council of Teachers of English

Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing
Grades
K - 12
Type
Position Statement
Published
February 2016
Publisher
NCTE
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Description

With full recognition that writing is an increasingly multifaceted activity, we offer several principles that should guide effective teaching practice.

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Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Designing Effective Poster Presentations
Students explore the genre of posters, review informational writing and visual design, and then design poster presentations to share in class or at a school-wide fair.
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Exploring Audience and Purpose with a Single Issue
Students explore the concepts of audience and purpose by focusing on an issue that divided Americans in 1925, the debate of evolution versus creationism raised by the Scopes Monkey Trial.
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Recurring Lesson
Literature Response in Primary Classrooms

This step-by-step literature response template for use with read-alouds asks students to use drawing and writing to respond to increasingly-complex prompts which address literary elements as well as personal connections.

Grades
11 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
What's the Purpose?: Examining a Cold Manipulation of Language
With a crafty pen, Truman Capote wrote In Cold Blood to create a new genre and shock his audience. This lesson will help students examine Capote's manipulation of language as he forces his audience to take a different look at murderers and consider a different definition of nonfiction. His unique purpose leaves students an interesting text to consider.
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
And in Conclusion: Inquiring into Strategies for Writing Effective Conclusions

While drafting a literary analysis essay (or another type of argument) of their own, students work in pairs to investigate advice for writing conclusions and to analyze conclusions of sample essays. They then draft two conclusions for their essay, select one, and reflect on what they have learned through the process.