Microthemes

Of all the writing-to-learn activities, I like the microtheme idea the best. This will be one that I will definitely use and that I'll also share with other teachers to encourage writing in the content areas. Most of my colleagues in other disciplines do not like to do writing because they will have to grade the writing. The nice thing about the microtheme is it doesn't have to be graded.

I think my students will like microthemes because they are quite small and they will not feel overwhelmed with writing. It also takes away the evaluation factor so my students will feel some safety in their writing.