Formative Assessment Checklist

Use this formative assessment checklist to monitor student understanding of both content and TWR strategies. Track trends, guide your next steps, and customize the tool to fit your instructional goals and students’ needs.

Designed for use with TWR Sentence Types activities, Quick Check Sticks are a hands-on formative assessment tool that provides instant feedback at a glance! Ideal for whole-class oral activities and turn-and-talk discussions, they keep every student engaged and actively participating. Choose from a variety of designs and easily customize them to meet your students’ needs.

This document provides a sequenced approach for introducing and practicing TWR strategies in grades 9-12. 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 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 document provides a sample of how you might pace TWR strategies across the school year for grades 3–5. 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 document provides a sample of how you might pace TWR strategies across the school year for grades 6–8. 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 document provides a sample of how you might pace TWR strategies across the school year for grades 9–12. 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 editable template is designed to help you create a customized yearly pacing plan for your classroom. Use it to map out when and how you’ll introduce and revisit TWR strategies throughout the school year. We recommend referencing Chapter 13 of The Writing Revolution 2.0, along with your grade-level Sample Yearly Pacing Guide and Sequence […]

This reference sheet provides a bird’s-eye view of the Hochman Method for grades 3-12, outlining the major sections of the method and the specific strategies taught within each one. Use it as a quick reference to deepen your understanding of how the method builds writing through explicit, sequenced, and recursive instruction. For guidance on how […]

This reference sheet provides a bird’s-eye view of the Hochman Method for grades K-2, outlining the major sections of the method and the specific strategies taught within each one. Use it as a quick reference to deepen your understanding of how the method builds writing through explicit, sequenced, and recursive instruction. For guidance on how […]