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[email protected] @OChemPrep @Whats_UR_Rxn #BCCE2014
What’s UR Rxn? Blog Project
Julia Winter
Detroit Country Day School
Why teach writing in science?
Why teach writing in chemistry?
The assignment
Write a blog post about chemistry that is:
The assignment
Write a blog post about chemistry that is:
• Current, thoughtful, creative, entertaining, and well-written
The assignment
Write a blog post about chemistry that is:
• Current, thoughtful, creative, entertaining, and well-written
• Use primary sources, if available
The assignment
Write a blog post about chemistry that is:
• Current, thoughtful, creative, entertaining, and well-written
• Use primary sources, if available
• Include copyright-free images
The assignment
Write a blog post about chemistry that is:
• Current, thoughtful, creative, entertaining, and well-written
• Use primary sources, if available
• Include copyright-free images
• Add an avatar and description of yourself
Timeline
Buzz!
Timeline
Buzz!
Discovery Day
Everyone chooses
a topic
Timeline
Buzz!
Discovery Day
Everyone chooses
a topic
1 week
Rough drafts due
Peer edits in class
Timeline
Buzz!
Discovery Day
Everyone chooses
a topic
1 week 1 week
Rough drafts due
Peer edits in class
Final drafts due
Let the grading
commence!
Publish!
Student input incorporated
“This sentence that you're currently reading, which is not really necessary and a bit of a run-on, restates exactly what I just said about adding a sentence to increase the length of one's writing through superfluous words, when actually it doesn't serve a useful purpose,…”
Completely cloud-based
Use a peer-edit process
[This paragraph is definitely more complicated and confusing than the previous paragraph. I would suggest simplifying the process more so normal people who don’t have too thorough of an understanding of chemistry can follow along.] (underline mine)
The DCDS Yellowjacket
The DCDS Chem Bee
Blog background, take 1
Blog background, much better
Finished blog design
“With a knack for relating chemistry in a
clear and engaging way these self-
identified ‘chemjournalists’ are the ones to watch.”
The ScepticalChymist, Tien Nguyen, guest
blogger
What’s UR Rxn?
•Structure assignments with student input
What’s UR Rxn?
•Structure assignments with student input
•Craft opportunities to write in new voices
What’s UR Rxn?
•Structure assignments with student input
•Craft opportunities to write in new voices
•Allow for creativity: writing and visual design
What’s UR Rxn?
•Structure assignments with student input
•Craft opportunities to write in new voices
•Allow for creativity: writing and visual design
•Publish their work to the world
What’s UR Rxn?
•Structure assignments with student input
•Craft opportunities to write in new voices
•Allow for creativity: writing and visual design
•Publish their work to the world
•Share with other teachers
Thanks to my DCDS students!
Contact information
Class blog: whatsurrxn.blogspot.com
Twitter: @Whats_UR_rxn
Julia’s blog: OChemPrep.blogspot.com
Twitter: @OChemPrep
Email: [email protected]
