"When do I use the Editing & Revising resources?"  "How do I get the most out of the Comprehensive Narrative Guide?"  Here is a list of helpful resources to provide assistance while implementing Empowering Writers narrative, expository and persuasive writing instruction.

The Implementation Guide outlines the implementation for narrative, expository, persuasive and kindergarten-first grade writing instruction. The guide is a resource for teachers who have attended training and are implementing the lessons and strategies.

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Click here for the Implementation Guide Video

Rubrics and anchor sets are tools to help objectify writing assessment.  Here you’ll find these tools featuring the consistent vocabulary used in the Empowering Writers classroom.

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Empowering Writers has created a series of editing and revising materials that teach tested grammar and mechanics skills. The Cross Reference Guide pages connect editing and revising skills with applied writing. These will assist you in connecting the writing skills you already teach with those in the Editing and Revising guides.

The skills addressed are:

•  subject/predicate
•  nouns and verbs
•  sentence fragments and run-ons
•  comparative language
•  correct use of commas  

The user-friendly format of Empowering Writers resources continues in the Editing and Revising/Grammar and Mechanics Guides:

• skills are clearly marked on each student page and the teacher’s manual offers a full set of lesson plans for each lesson
• student objectives, procedures, extension activities, and authentic writing connections are included in each lesson plan
• the practical application of grammar and mechanics skills to authentic student writing sets these materials apart 

Click here to download the Cross Reference Guide PDF