guided writing
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Guided Writing
Content
• Overview
• Key Features
• Unit Walkthrough
Student Book
Overview• Guided Writing is a three-level writing series designed to
engage young learners
• After completing level appropriate skills books in writing,
students can develop their writing and creative thinking
skills
• Designed for elementary/primary school learners
• Four sections per unit that present vocabulary, offer practice
writing well-structured sentences, develop students’
brainstorming abilities, and guide students in writing well-
organized paragraphs
• Guided questions to help students plan and write quality
paragraphs
• Detachable practice book for extra in-class practice or
homework
Series Key Features
Student BookWarm-Up
Students match the words to the
photographs to learn the key
vocabulary. Students choose the
correct vocabulary word for each
sentence.
Student BookExercises
The scaffold approach looks to build
a foundation with a variety of
exercises.
Student BookModeled Writing
Students read a provided short story
and answer five comprehension
questions. Helps students write
sentences based on the unit’s theme
and target words.
Student BookModeled Writing cont.
Full-color photographs by filling in
the blanks to complete simple
sentences..
Student BookGathering Ideas
Students read a provided short story
and answer five comprehension
questions. Helps students write
sentences based on the unit’s theme
and target words
Student BookExercise B
Practice using the unit’s target
sentence structures.
Student BookGuided Writing
Students should answer the questions
with well-structured sentences.
Students should be encouraged to
answer the questions with partners
then write answers modeled after the
sentences in the previous section.
Student BookGuided Writing
Students write their own paragraphs
based on the unit’s theme. A self-
check section is provided to
encourage students to use the unit’s
tips in their own writing.
Student BookGuided Writing
Each book includes an inserted
workbook. Workbooks include word
wall, sentence brush-up, practice
writing, final writing that can be
completed as homework or as
additional in-class material.
Student BookPractice Writing
Students can practice writing the
sentence structures from model
writing.
Student BookOpportunities for Discussion
Students answer questions about themselves, their own experiences, or their own knowledge using sentences that can be used in their final writings.
Student BookOrganizational Exercises
Makes learning visible for the learner.
Student BookPractice Guided Writing
Questions and prompts used to guide
the students in writing their own
paragraphs.
Student BookGuided Writing
Space to write corrected paragraph
from the student book. Encourage
Students to write how they feel.
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