Jen Sigrist's List: Curriculum

• The document suggests that 65 percent of elementary school writing should be explanatory or persuasive in nature
• Writing, or failing to write, by the ages of 5 or 6 is not a reflection of brain development, but a consequence of adult expectations
• Any careful reading of the standards makes clear that process and content are essential components of effective education

1 more annotation...

• Rigor isn’t as much about the standards as it is about how you ask students to reach the standards
• ust because you select highly rigorous content does not guarantee a highly rigorous learning experience for students. How you ask students to engage in the content also determines the level of rigor for your course.

• few—if any—jobs these days for which employees produce lengthy handwritten reports
• Digital writing assignments “match the real world” and give students experience composing “in a form people will actually read,” she says.
• Another distinction between the two types of writing is that while traditional writing formats, such as journaling, are frequently used for private reflection, digital writing is almost always meant for an audience.

1 more annotation...