WHAT ARE THE MAIN UNITS IN THE STEP-BY-STEP® WRITING PROGRAM?
✓ BRAINSTORMING
✓ SENTENCE STRUCTURE
✓ PARAGRAPH WRITING
✓ WRITING PROCESS
✓ NARRATIVE WRITING
✓ OPINION WRITING
✓ INFORMATIVE WRITING
WHY STEP-BY-STEP WRITING®?
Scaffolding through the writing process continues to be an effective and successful approach to teach writing. Every lesson builds upon the previous skill within one piece of writing. This provides students with a thorough understanding of how to put a quality piece of writing together. It helps even the most reluctant writers become ROCKSTAR WRITERS™! One proven study shows that 98% of two classes using the program scored in the exceptional range on state testing. Now thousands of teachers are having the same success.
This resource is packed with ways to MOTIVATE-EDUCATE-DIFFERENTIATE! You will find your students engaged, have already prepped lessons for explicit teaching, and receive jammin’ ideas for differentiation.
WHAT WILL YOU FIND IN THE STEP-BY-STEP WRITING® PROGRAM for GOOGLE AND POWERPOINT?
1. LESSON PLANS with Editable PACING GUIDE: It has SCRIPTED lesson plans and ideas, links to the GOOGLE resources, and answer keys. No more guessing on what to say!
2. ANCHOR CHARTS: There are anchor charts to teach every skill.
3. DIGITAL INTERACTIVE NOTE-TAKING: They are included for every skill. They have directions, moveable pieces, and fill-in-the-box.
4. INTERACTIVE PRACTICE: There is practice for many of the mini-lessons. They have moveable pieces and text boxes. These are great for independent work and homework.
5. SELF-CHECK PRACTICE 1: It needs to be placed in presentation mode. Students click the answers and it automatically tells them if they are right or wrong. If it is wrong, it goes back to the question. (It does not track and report the right and wrong answers.) SELF-CHECK PRACTICE 2 C.U.P.S FOR EDITING.: It is set up the same as the other SELF-CHECK PRACTICE. There are 24 questions per skill (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling). You will find this in each of the essay units. It is also sold separately here: DIGITAL CUPS
6. MENTOR TEXT: There is an original mentor text with each skill highlighted within the text. There is also a suggested list of books for mentor text.
7. MODEL AND APPLY: For each lesson, there is a model of that skill that builds into an effective essay. You will have what you need to build an essay with your students. There is also a place for students to apply that skill to build their essay.
8. ASSESSMENT: There are two versions in each unit. One in PowerPoint and one in GOOGLE FORMS for automatic grading.
9. FORMS AND RESOURCES: Checklists (writing, elements, Common Core), rubrics, tracking forms, spelling dictionary, student resource guide, word lists, writing goals, reflection (PEER AND SELF) forms, word choice dictionary, final copy templates.
10. PROMPTS AND WEEKLY WRITING GUIDE: There are additional prompts and a weekly guide to writing. For Opinion and Informative Writing, there are PROMPT PASSAGES.
WHAT MINI LESSONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR-LONG STEP-BY-STEP WRITING® PROGRAM?
BRAINSTORMING IDEAS
Start off with brainstorming ideas for the year! There is an interest inventory and interactive pages for (I love, I wonder, My Family, My feelings).
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
1. Complete Sentences- Subjects/Predicates
2. Fragments
3. Run-ons with FANBOYS chart
PARAGRAPH WRITING
1. Topic Sentences with Rockin’ Beginnings and Indents
2. Relevant Details
3. Transition Words
4. Closing Sentences with Clinchers
WRITING PROCESS
There are posters as well as a lesson for the writing process.
NARRATIVE ESSAY WRITING
1. Narrative Elements
2. Prewriting- How to Brainstorming
3. Prewriting- Using Graphic Organizers for Narrative Writing
4. How to Determine Task, Audience, Purpose
5. Writing an Introduction (Character, Setting, Plot)
6. Writing a Body (Includes Power of 3, Suspense, Climax)
7. Working with Character Traits
8. How to Use Dialogue
9. Writing a Conclusion
10. Strategies to Write a Rough Draft
11. How to Form a Writing Goal
12. DARE to Revise (How to Delete, Add, Rearrange, Exchange)
13. How to Write a Rockin’ Beginning (Strong Leads)
14. Using Transition Words
15. How to Use Word Choice (Million Dollar Words)
16. How to Provide Sentence Variety
17. How to Write a Jammin’ Conclusion
18. How to Craft a Title
19. CUPS to Edit
20. Editing Capitalization
21. Editing Usage
22. Editing Punctuation
23. Editing Spelling
24. Rules for Peer Reflections
25. Writing a Final Copy
OPINION ESSAY WRITING
1. Opinion Elements
2. Prewriting- How to Brainstorm
3. Prewriting- Using Graphic Organizers
4. How to Determine Task, Audience, Purpose
5. Writing an Introduction
6. Writing a Body (Power of 3, facts and details)
7. How to Strengthen Opinions
8. How to Take Notes, Avoid Plagiarism, Citing Sources
9. Writing a Conclusion
10. Strategies to Write a Rough Draft
11. How to Plan a Writing Goal
12. DARE to Revise (How to Delete, Add, Rearrange, Exchange)
13. How to Write a Rockin’ Beginning (Strong Leads)
14. Using Transition Words
15. Adding Key Words and Phrases
16. How to Provide Sentence Variety
17. How to Write a Jammin’ Conclusion
18. How to Craft a Title
19. CUPS to Edit
20. Editing Capitalization
21. Editing Usage
22. Editing Punctuation
23. Editing Spelling
24. Rules for Peer Reflections
25. Writing a Final Copy
INFORMATIVE ESSAY WRITING
1. Informative Elements
2. Prewriting- How to Brainstorm
3. Prewriting- Using Graphic Organizers
4. How to Determine Task, Audience, Purpose
5. Organization Structures
6. Writing an Introduction
7. Writing a Body (Power of 3, facts and details)
8. How to Take Notes, Avoid Plagiarism, Citing Sources
9. Writing a Conclusion
10. Strategies to Write a Rough Draft
11. How to Plan a Writing Goal
12. DARE to Revise (How to Delete, Add, Rearrange, Exchange)
13. How to Write a Rockin’ Beginning (Strong Leads)
14. Using Transition Words
15. Adding Key Words
16. How to Provide Sentence Variety
17. How to Write a Jammin’ Conclusion
18. How to Craft a Title
19. CUPS to Edit
20. Editing Capitalization
21. Editing Usage
22. Editing Punctuation
23. Editing Spelling
24. Graphics/ Heading/ Picture Captions
25. Table of Contents and Glossary
26. Rules for Peer Reflections
27. Writing a Final Copy
READ FIRST FILE- SET UP AND RESOURCES
★ Support: Exclusive access to my email and Step-by-Step Writing® Facebook Group
★ Getting Ready
★ Preparations
★ Order of Skills
★ Writing Workshop Schedule
★ Steps for each lesson
★ Techniques for Teaching Writing
★ Mini-Lesson Instructions
★ Decorating notebook (Including student handout)
★ Portfolio Labels
★ Portfolio Message to Parents
★ Quick Notebook Check Rubric
★ Presentation Rubric
★ Writing Workshop Rules
★ Teacher Binder Cover Pages for each section
★ ROCKSTAR WRITERS™ completion award
What happens if you don’t have confidence in teaching writing?
No problem! After 26 years teaching in the classroom, a Masters Degree and National Board Certification, I now serve as a writing coach and curriculum designer. I created this all-inclusive STEP-BY-STEP WRITING® program to share my SECRET TO WRITING SUCCESS. I offer an exclusive Facebook Group to anyone with this writing program. It will guide and support you through a year of writing. If you are interested in detailed training, I also offer ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Writing is my jam!
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