What does the series contain for Grades 3-5?
Units of Study in Writing
Each of the four units offers a sequenced set of daily sessions that invite students along a path of writing development in narrative, information, argument, or literary essay writing.
Supporting All Writers: High-Leverage Small Groups and Conferences, 3–5
This book supplements the units, providing teachers with easy access to ready-to-teach small groups and conferences around major writing goals. It includes work times that especially support children who are either below or above benchmarks, ensuring that all children progress along a trajectory of development.
Grammar and Spelling Conventions
This resource contains grade-specific grammar lessons that are designed to integrate closely with the Units of Study in Writing. The grammar instruction is sequenced so that students can apply the lessons they learn to their ongoing writing. This resource also includes spelling minilessons that can be woven into the teaching of each writing unit as needed.
Spelling Modules: Essential Building Blocks, 3–5
This resource contains carefully sequenced modules for students who need more targeted support in phonics and spelling. It draws on the latest research on the science of reading, supporting students in the foundational skills needed to be strong writers.
A Guide to the Writing Workshop, Grades 3–5
This guide serves as an overview of the essentials of a writing workshop, describes the four core writing genres included in the series, helps with allimportant methods, introduces practical management tips, and guides teachers in leading the writing workshop.
Writing Pathways: Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions, Grades 3–5
This contains the assessment system for the Units of Study in Writing, 3–5. In it, teachers will find a chapter that provides an overview of writing assessment, plus progressions, checklists, exemplar texts, and annotated pieces of writing, at each level for all four genres.
Anchor Chart Sticky Notes
The Anchor Chart Sticky Notes feature each day’s teaching point to help teachers create and evolve anchor charts across the units.
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