Mrs. McDermott practices the unelaborated paragraph to help her fourth-graders understand the story The Witches by Roald Dahl.  

Mrs. Vroom helps her tenth-graders brainstorm a topic sentence about Gandhi’s impact on India.

Ms. Klingl teaches her seventh-graders how to revise a topic sentence about the novel Romeo and Juliet.

Ms. French leads her sixth-graders in a whole class practice of varying vocabulary to improve a topic sentence about the impact of social media.

Monitor student growth with Periodic Assessments designed specifically for grades 3-12. Educators can create their own prompts and enter them into a ready-to-use template, complete with Single Paragraph Outline (SPO) and publishing paper.

Monitor student growth with Periodic Assessments designed specifically for grades 1 and 2. Educators can create their own prompts and enter them into a ready-to-use template, available in two formats: one with primary handwriting lines for early writers, and one without for more advanced students.

Monitor student growth with Periodic Assessments designed specifically for grades 1 and 2. Educators can choose from 3 ready-made prompts available in two formats: one with primary handwriting lines for early writers, and one without for more advanced students.

Monitor student growth with Periodic Assessments designed specifically for grades 3-12. Educators can choose from 3 ready-made prompts, complete with Single Paragraph Outline (SPO) and publishing paper.

This document provides a sequenced approach for introducing and practicing TWR strategies in grades K–2. Each guide is intended as a flexible framework and can be adjusted based on students’ needs. Teachers should use their professional judgment to make final decisions about the rollout of strategies in the classroom.

This document provides a sequenced approach for introducing and practicing TWR strategies in grades 3–5. Each guide is intended as a flexible framework and can be adjusted based on students’ needs. Teachers should use their professional judgment to make final decisions about the rollout of strategies in the classroom.