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The Writing Revolution 2.0

By Judith C. Hochman &
Natalie Wexler with Kathleen Maloney

This website serves as a companion to The Writing Revolution 2.0 book, offering valuable resources to support your journey as an educator. We’ve organized this online hub by chapter, making it easy for you to find the resources and examples referenced in your copy of The Writing Revolution 2.0.

In each chapter you will find the associated resources:

Customizable Templates

Access TWR-approved Google Slide templates that you can easily customize to fit your curriculum and subject matter. These templates are designed to be printed as worksheets or displayed on an interactive whiteboard.

Content Examples

Explore examples of TWR activities embedded in content, including a student sample, the original worksheet on a TWR template, and the teacher’s anticipated response.

Classroom Posters

Download printable TWR posters to hang in your classroom.

Teaching Resources

Utilize pacing guides, assessment rubrics, and other materials from the appendices to support you on your TWR journey.

Chapter 8

Summarizing: Finding the Main Idea of a Text

Teachers sometimes underestimate how powerful yet challenging summarizing can be for students. With explicit instruction, students can learn to summarize effectively using two formats: the summary sentence and the Single Paragraph Outline (SPO).

Customizable Template

Summary Sentence

Summary Sentence

Content Example

Summarizing

History I The Maya

Discussion Questions
  1. How does summarizing enhance comprehension?
  2. Describe the three conditions that need to be met before students begin to create a summary.
  3. How does the Single-Paragraph Outline (SPO) serve as a guide for writing a summary?

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