Call for Writing Activities Across the Disciplines

UNL´s Faculty Leadership for Writing Initiate (FLWI), a program designed to enhance writing instruction across institutional levels, invites K-12 teachers to submit writing activities to share with colleagues. In particular, we are interested in assignments from a wide range of disciplines that do one or more of the following:

• Allow students ownership of their writing
• Invite students to think about audience and purpose
• Demonstrate a connection to state standards
• Connect students with curriculum in a meaningful way
• Promote writing as a process, including drafting, peer response, and revision
• Use multi-media or alternative forms like websites, magazines, video, etc.

These activities will be published on the University of Nebraska Lincoln´s FLWI (Faculty Leadership for Writing Initiative) website and linked to the Nebraska Department of Education site. This collection aims to showcase a variety of writing plans that both meet state writing standards and inspire other teachers to incorporate writing into their curricula.

Format:
Plans should include the follwing information:

• Teacher´s Name, School, Suggested Grade Level
• Writing Activity Title
• Student Objectives and/or State Standard connections
• Writing Activity Description including instructional plan, resources, preparation
• Assessment or Feedback Suggestions
• Research or Experience supporting the Activity
• Web Resources which may apply to support the assignment or student research

Deadline for submission is April 15, 2008

Please electronically submit classroom writing ideas to: Jane Connealy jconnealy3@unl.edu. Including your contact information (name, school, home, phone, e-mail, NeWP connections if applicable, and stated permission to publish via the website).
Feel free to contact Jane with any questions you have or to discuss your classroom writing ideas.

Stipend:
A $50 stipend will be awarded to teachers whose writing activities are chosen for the website.

We look forward to hearing from you!