• Something more inclusive and diverse than writing papers for class
• A mode of learning
• A way of knowing (or of finding out what you know)
• A means of discovery
• Writing to learn
• Expressive writing—journal entries, freewriting, letters, reflection
• Transactional writing—analyses, summaries, descriptions, proposals
• Poetic writing—dialogue, free verse, storytelling, profiles, speeches
  

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• Writing as a means to an end as well as an end in itself
• Writing as a tool for learning and NOT just as an assessment tool
• Writing for the in-between learning, for the grappling with ideas, for the responding and reflecting that precedes writing the paper
• More writing-to-learn leads to better thinking, better “sense-making” in all disciplines (see diagram on p.3)

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Two Roles of Expressive Writing
From Fulweiler's Teaching With Writing (1987, p.13)