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Teachers' CornerWelcome to the EW Teacher’s Corner! Here you’ll find everything you need to renew, refresh, and revitalize the instruction of writing in your classroom.
Scope and Sequence
Updated for Common Core and STAAR for 2011-2012 Successful writing communities provide high quality, developmentally appropriate instruction that is consistent across and between grade levels. Building on a firm foundation of prior learning is the key to optimum student growth. Our Scope and Sequence for instruction provides bas...
Writing Lessons
There are many ways that you can keep writing instruction fresh and dynamic for your student writerss. These writing lessons provide, daily, monthly and seasonal experiences for lesson plans. There are writing lessons for narrative, expository, persuasive genres....Texas Educators: STAARWhat is your biggest concern in preparing students for the writing portion of the STAAR? Concerned about how your students will handle the one page writing restriction? Do you feel that your grade 4 students are unprepared for an expository writing prompt? Wondering about how you effectively teach the personal narrative? ...Literature Connection
ELEMENTARY GRADE LITERATURE CONNECTION - Just Updated! Nothing is more exciting than discovering books - both the tried and true and those just hot off the press. Our suggested titles are great vehicles for our teaching strategies, writing connections, and creative extensions! Here is a list of some of our favorites, as well as ...Implementation Assistance & FAQ
Having trouble with an area of implementation of instruction? Here are some very helpful articles, resources, papers and FAQ on implementation for narrative, expository, persuasive and kindergarten writing....Parents’ Corner
Download "Summer Musings" document Parents often ask, “How can I help my child write more effectively?” You may wonder how much help is too much, or how to offer help without taking on the assignment yourself. You notice that your child may be resistant to your editing and revising suggestions, and the entire process...Empowering Writers' Blog
What's on your mind about teaching writing? Barbara, Dea and the Empowering Writers teaching staff are always bouncing around some ideas on writing, teaching, and life. Check it out! We want to hear from you....Video
A cardinal rule of writing is: "Show, don't Tell." Here you will find exactly that - classroom footage, workshop clips, and more. Seeing is believing!...