1. After the class activities and the readings, how did your perception of the teaching of writing change?
For me writing has always been something that’s been exclusive to ELA classes and certain aspects of social studies. Even in those classes it’s limited and only fits certain topics and task, my original look on writing was very limited. I think my perception of teaching writing was like this originally because I didn’t have many experiences where teachers used writing as a learning strategy, especially in regards to math and science classes. The readings, along with class discussions, really showed me that my original perspective for writing was inaccurate and that there’s so many ways and strategies to incorporate writing in all content-areas. As a teacher I thought there would be only certain times to use writing but I’ve learned from the readings that it can be used to teach at any time. Strategies in the book discussed how different writing task could be used to start or end any content-area class. For example, it talked about the “Bell-Ringer” and how this strategy starts the class off with a question and then students write a response in regards to that question. This strategy isn’t strictly to be used at the beginning, it could also be a way to end the class and also has application to any content-area. My perspective of teaching writing has definitely changed and it’s changed in the way of me now understanding how versatile writing can be and also its use in any content-area class.
2. What role would reading and writing play in your future classroom?
– In my future classroom I plan to implement reading and writing as much as I can. The class readings showed me how beneficial reading and writing are to students remembering different topics. It does more than just help students remember what they did that day in class, it also helps them learn and provides them with different strategies to learn in the classroom. I want reading and writing to play a crucial role in my future classroom. As a future ELA teacher, incorporating a writing workshop in my classroom is something I really want to execute and make a major role in my classroom. Reading and writing in my future classroom room will have a key role and will be used a lot in different strategies to help students learn and think creatively.
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Ryan Greene 
Hi Ryan!
It’s great to hear that you now think of writing as a learning strategy. When you think of writing this way, it becomes obvious that writing should be used in every class to get students to really understand what they are learning. Though, if most students are taught to write using a formula, and they do not have choice in deciding what they write, it may be difficult to convince students that the writing they do in any content area is worth their investment and effort. How would you eliminate the reluctance that some students may have towards writing so they can actually produce writing that allows them to think deeply and confirm to you that they comprehend the material?
-Maria
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Maybe by sharing my experiences with writing in other content-areas.
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