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Incorporating Writing into the Content Area Classroom   What are
some writing assignments I can use with my students to prompt
thinking or help my students show understanding in interesting
ways?  How can I encourage my students to write?  What can I do
if I have a student who is really apprehensive about writing?
What if I don't feel comfortable as a writer myself?  What kinds
of support can I offer my ESL students when they write in my
class?  My students don't think that they have to write in my
content area.  How can I help them see the relevance of writing
in my class?  How can I take the writing assignments that I
already use in my discipline and make them more creative and
exciting?  How can I model writing in my classroom?  What are
some ways I can ask my student to share their work?  I have a
full curriculum to teach -- how can I use writing to support,
rather than replace, elements of my curriculum?  If
informational writing is what is being