Sample Periodic Writing Assessments: Characters

This tool helps you capture class-wide writing strengths and common areas of concern. Use the insights gathered to plan next steps and select relevant TWR strategies that support your instructional goals.

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.

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 […]