Effective Instructional Strategies for Content Area Writing 7-12

For teachers and school leaders committed to aligning writing in the content areas to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for writing, this handbook aligns to the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing and stresses the importance of writing as a way to increase rigor and relevance.

In addition to the basics of the writing process, other topics covered include:

• analytical academic writing
• crafting a research statement
• evaluating digital sources
• scaffolding note-taking