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Holdinga, Lieke; Janssen, Tanja; Rijlaarsdam, Gert – Written Communication, 2021
Source-based writing is a common but difficult task in history and philosophy. Students are usually taught how to write a good text in language classes. However, it is also important to address discipline-specificity in writing, a topic likely to be taught by content teachers. In order to design discipline-specific writing instruction, research…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Writing Skills, Grade 11, History Instruction
Graham, Steve; Bruch, Julie; Fitzgerald, Jill; Friedrich, Linda D.; Furgeson, Joshua; Greene, Katie; Kim, James S.; Lyskawa, Julia; Olson, Carol Booth; Smither Wulsin, Claire – What Works Clearinghouse, 2016
The goal of this practice guide is to offer educators specific, evidence-based recommendations that address the challenges of teaching students in grades 6-12 to write effectively. This guide synthesizes the best publicly available research and shares practices that are supported by evidence. It is intended to be practical and easy for teachers to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Writing Instruction, Guides, Teaching Methods
Cook, Kathleen B.; Bennett, Katie E. – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
Proficiency in writing increases opportunities in higher education, employment, and social relationships. Many students in the United States, however, are struggling writers. In particular, the writing performance of students with disabilities in secondary grades continues to lag behind grade level peers. The purpose of this article was to review…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Intervention, High School Students
Heveron-Smith, Mary – English Journal, 2012
In this article, the author talks about the use of punctuation and describes a study that confirmed her growing sense that all students need exposure to and instruction on the full repertoire of punctuation. In an attempt to assess how much of the eleventh graders know about the way professionals use punctuation, all teachers at Webster Thomas…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Punctuation, Grade 11, Classroom Research
Jacobson, Laura Thompson; Reid, Robert – Exceptionality, 2012
This study examined the effectiveness of persuasive writing instruction using the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) model with high school students identified with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Using a multiple baseline design across participants, four students in grades 10 and 11 received one-to-one instruction in…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, High School Students, Writing Difficulties, Grade 11
Geigle, Bryce A. – Online Submission, 2014
The aim of this thesis is to investigate and present the status of student synthesis with color coded formula writing for grade level six through twelve, and to make recommendations for educators to teach writing structure through a color coded formula system in order to increase classroom engagement and lower students' affect. The thesis first…
Descriptors: Color, Coding, Writing (Composition), Grade 6
De La Paz, Susan; Felton, Mark K. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2010
This study examined the effects of historical reasoning strategy instruction on 11th-grade students. Students learned historical inquiry strategies using 20th Century American history topics ranging from the Spanish-American war to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. In addition, students learned a pre-writing strategy for composing argumentative essays…
Descriptors: United States History, Inquiry, Thinking Skills, Grade 11
Groenke, Susan L.; Puckett, Randall – Science Teacher, 2006
The RAFT technique (Santa 1988) is a writing strategy that helps students understand their "Role" as a writer, the "Audience" they will address, various "Formats" for writing, and the expected "Topic" or content. This article discusses the RAFT writing strategy used by the students to address land development issues. The authors facilitated…
Descriptors: Social Values, Interaction, Literacy Education, Writing Strategies
Graham, Steve; Perin, Dolores – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007
This report offers a number of specific teaching techniques that research suggests will help 4th- to 12th-grade students in this nation's schools. The report focuses on all students, not just those who display writing difficulties, although this latter group is deservedly the focus of much attention. The premise of this report is that all students…
Descriptors: Transformational Generative Grammar, Writing Assignments, Writing Difficulties, Sentences