EL student writers come to believe writing (especially in the target language) to be demonstration of mechanics. As EL student writers shift from noncredit ESL (or secondary ELD) to college classes for credit, transitioning the purpose of writing from demonstration of language comprehension to authentic communication is often under-considered and disadvantages transitioning EL student writers. This lightning talk will review a writing task which focuses on this shift to a communicative writing focus via centering student experience (schema) and the civic value of this experience for the writing's audience, creating an opportunity to perform writing, and reflecting on the writing process.
