Creating Science Picture Books for an Authentic Audience

This article presents an authentic writing opportunity to help ninth-grade students use the writing process in a science classroom to write and illustrate picture books for fourth-grade students to demonstrate and share their understanding of a biology unit on cells. By creating a picture book, stud...

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Published in:Science activities 2014-10, Vol.51 (4), p.101-115
Main Authors: DeFauw, Danielle L., Saad, Klodia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology
biology discipline
Childrens picture books
Concept Formation
Cooperative Learning
Cytology
Elementary School Science
English language arts integration
English Language Learners
English language learners integration
Grade 4
Grade 9
Illustrations
Immigrants
Knowledge
Michigan
Picture Books
Revision (Written Composition)
Science education
Science Instruction
Scientific Concepts
secondary grade level
Secondary School Science
Secondary school students
Student writing
Teaching Methods
Writing Assignments
writing integration
Writing Processes
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Summary:This article presents an authentic writing opportunity to help ninth-grade students use the writing process in a science classroom to write and illustrate picture books for fourth-grade students to demonstrate and share their understanding of a biology unit on cells. By creating a picture book, students experience the writing process, understand how to share their learning with an authentic audience, and create an artifact that demonstrates their understanding of content knowledge.
ISSN:0036-8121
1940-1302
DOI:10.1080/00368121.2014.922524