Guided Writing

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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