Discover how TWR can transform your novel studies and read-alouds! All resources mentioned in this video are available in the Content Examples and Customizable Templates sections of MyTWR Tools.

Explore the ingenuity of the ancient Maya with this article paired with a sequence of TWR activities. To strengthen both content knowledge and advanced writing, students practice a range of TWR strategies that build their skills across sentence, paragraph, and composition levels. This resource is also available for elementary students. To further historical studies, be […]

Explore the ingenuity of the ancient Maya with this article paired with a sequence of TWR activities. To strengthen both content knowledge and foundational writing, students practice a range of TWR strategies that build their skills across sentence, paragraph, and composition levels. This resource is also available for secondary students. To further historical studies, be […]

Pair rigorous writing instruction with one of the most widely taught dystopian novels in this secondary resource built around Lois Lowry’s The Giver. The activities follow TWR’s suggested rollout of the Hochman Method so that  teachers can introduce one strategy at a time chapter by chapter. As the novel unfolds, that spiraling practice reinforces close […]

On July 4, 2026, America turns 250 years old. This elementary resource invites students to read an informational article that explains why we celebrate the Fourth of July, how the country’s founding promise of rights has grown to include more people across generations, and how Americans plan to celebrate America 250. Students then complete TWR […]

This is the English K–2 version of the Two Sentence Strategies for a T.S. and C.S. poster. This poster reminds students of two key strategies they can use to build clear and complete sentences: sentence types, subordinating conjunctions. Each strategy should be explicitly taught to students through sentence-level activities before being applied in their writing.

Support early literacy and writing development with this K–2 resource designed to accompany the classroom favorite Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. As students engage with the text, they participate in TWR sentence- and paragraph-level activities delivered through oral and written responses, reinforcing comprehension, character understanding, and key story events. Flexible and classroom-ready, this resource […]

Strengthen comprehension and written expression with this elementary resource designed to accompany Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. As students engage with the novel, they complete TWR sentence- and paragraph-level activities, along with note-taking and summary tasks, to reinforce understanding of characters, key events, and central themes. Classroom-ready and easy to implement, this resource supports meaningful […]

Watch student writing take shape as learning comes full circle. Strengthen explanatory writing and content understanding with this elementary resource focused on the butterfly life cycle. Students read an informational article and complete aligned TWR activities that guide them to describe, explain, and sequence life cycle stages using precise academic language. The resource culminates in […]

The Argumentative Nouns & Verbs resource equips students with the precise language needed to construct, defend, and refine arguments in writing. It provides sentence frames and word choices that support key elements of argumentative essays, including making claims, introducing evidence, explaining reasoning, addressing counterarguments, and articulating conclusions. By reducing the cognitive load of “how to […]