Get your students buzzing with critical thinking in this bee-focused series. Designed for secondary learners, students will explore the essential role bees play in global ecosystems and the complex factors driving their decline. Students will identify the central problem, evaluate possible solutions, and respond using TWR sentence, paragraph, and composition strategies that support analytical thinking […]
Explore the evolving role of women in education, the workplace, and politics with this Women’s History Month DBQ. This resource challenges students to analyze historical documents, synthesize key information, and construct a well-supported written response. Through TWR activities, students will strengthen their analytical thinking and writing skills while deepening their understanding of women’s contributions throughout […]
This document provides a sample of how you might pace TWR strategies across the school year for grades K-2. It is not prescriptive, but rather one example to support your instructional planning. Teachers can use the Yearly Pacing Guide Template to create their own customized version. We recommend referencing this sample alongside your beginning-of-year assessments […]
This Watch & Learn video provides educators with practical strategies for using deliberate practice to help students not only master TWR strategies but also apply these skills as they revise unelaborated paragraphs and transition into independent writing. Additionally, it explores two approaches for planning and integrating a series of TWR activities into the content they […]
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.