Discovering Voice: Authentic Writing

Based on their collective insights, each student writes a review of the website
under development. Their task is to recommend to the website's editor how to
engage adolescent users. This authentic task motivates students to write and
edit thoughtfully, keeping in mind the purpose of their writing and the audience.
Real-life writing empowers students to believe that they can make a difference.
The reviews are written and peer-edited on the class Moodle (an e-learning
community website). This experience demonstrates to the students how they
can use their voice through writing to bring about change.
• What makes this task engaging for students?
• This authentic task addresses the development of communication and critical literacy skills. What assessment data might the teacher gather that would demonstrate student learning?
• What are the benefits of using the class Moodle for editing?

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Education

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• Learning
• Teaching
• Education
• Teacher
• Students
• Inquiry