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Writing Units

Each writing unit leads your students step by step through the process of creating a specific form, with models, examples, activities, assignments, audio, and much more! All units are optimized for viewing on any device, from smartphone to whiteboard. Buy one, or buy the whole suite:

  • Single unit: 35 students, 1 teacher, 1 year for $12.95
  • All 3-5 units: 35 students, 1 teacher, 1 year for $99.95
  • All 6-8 units: 35 students, 1 teacher, 1 year for $99.95
  • All 9-12 units: 35 students, 1 teacher, 1 year for $99.95

Grades 3-5

All 3-5 Units

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Grades 3-5 Writing Unit Pass
3-5 Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced
This full classroom pass gives you access to all 3-5 writing units for 35 students and 1 teacher for one full year. Scroll through the list below to see what units you'll receive:
$99.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-80-5

Journaling and Blogging

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Journaling and Blogging
3-5 Basic
Narrative Writing
Journaling and Blogging helps your students write freely in personal journals, reflect on their reading in response journals, write to learn in learning logs, and develop more public reflections in blog posts and responses.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-12-4
Warm-Up for Journaling and Blogging
Reading Journals and Blogs
Prewriting for Personal Journals
Writing in a Personal Journal
Demo
Prewriting for Response Journals
Writing in a Response Journal
Prewriting for Learning Logs
Writing in a Learning Log
Writing on Classroom Blogs
Revising and Editing Blog Posts
Reflecting on Journals and Blogs

Writing Paragraphs

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Writing Paragraphs
3-5 Basic
Writing Basics
Writing Paragraphs guides your students through the process of writing paragraphs in the major modes: narrative, explanatory, and persuasive (argument).
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-70-6
Warm-Up for Writing Paragraphs
Demo
Writing Strong Beginnings and Endings
Understanding Narrative Paragraphs
Understanding Explanatory Paragraphs
Understanding Persuasive Paragraphs
Revising Paragraphs
Editing and Publishing Paragraphs

Writing Classroom Reports

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Writing Classroom Reports
3-5 Intermediate
Explanatory Writing
Writing Classroom Reports helps your students gain the reading and writing skills they need to conduct short research projects and report what they discover. Students receive step-by-step guidance to create their own classroom reports.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-15-5
Demo
Warm-Up for Writing Classroom Reports
Reading Classroom Reports
Prewriting for Classroom Reports
Writing a Classroom Report
Revising Classroom Reports
Editing and Publishing Classroom Reports

Writing Opinion Letters

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Writing Opinion Letters
3-5 Intermediate
Persuasive Writing
Writing Opinion Letters leads your students step by step through writing a letter that expresses and supports an opinion. Instructions, activities, examples, interactives, and downloads help students gain new strategies and skills for persuasion and argumentation.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-13-1
Warm-Up for Writing Opinion Letters
Reading an Opinion Email and Letter
Demo
Prewriting for Opinion Letters
Writing an Opinion Letter
Revising Opinion Letters
Editing and Publishing Opinion Letters

Writing Problem-Solution Essays

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Writing Problem-Solution Essays
3-5 Advanced
Persuasive Writing
Writing Problem-Solution Essays leads your students step by step through creating an essay that identifies and explains a problem and then offers a convincing plan for solving the problem.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-77-5
Warm-Up for Problem-Solution Essays
Reading a Problem-Solution Paragraph and Essay
Demo
Prewriting for Problem-Solution Essays
Writing a Problem-Solution Essay
Revising Problem-Solution Essays
Editing and Publishing Problem-Solution Essays

Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting

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Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting
3-5 Advanced
Explanatory Writing
Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting helps your students closely read a text, find the main point, select key details, and write an effective summary. Students also learn how to put ideas in their own words and how to correctly quote ideas from an original source.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-75-1
Warm-Up For Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting
Reading an Article and Summary
Prewriting for Summaries
Writing a Summary
Demo
Revising Summaries
Editing and Publishing Summaries
Paraphrasing and Quoting
Reflecting on Summaries

Reading and Writing for Assessment

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Reading and Writing for Assessment
3-5 Intermediate
Writing for Assessment
Reading and Writing for Assessment teaches your students the close-reading and on-demand writing strategies they need to succeed on the new standards assessments.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-78-2
Warm-Up for Reading and Writing Assessments
Closely Reading Nonfiction
Understanding, Analyzing, and Inferring Controlling Sentences
Demo
Finding Supporting Details and Using Evidence from Sources
Understanding Vocabulary
Analyzing Writing Prompts
Writing On-Demand Essays

Practice Test for Reading and Writing

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Practice Test for Reading and Writing
3-5 Intermediate
Writing for Assessment
Practice Test for Reading and Writing gives your students sample test situations for close-reading and on-demand writing. These testing environments are based upon similar tasks on the assessments for the new standards.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-79-9
Reading a Practice Assessment
Demo
Viewing for Assessment
Writing a Paragraph for Assessment
Writing an Essay for Assessment
Assessing with an Explanatory Rubric

Grades 6-8

All 6-8 Units

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All 6-8 Units
6-8 Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced
This full classroom pass gives you access to all 6-8 writing units for 35 students and 1 teacher for one full year. Scroll through the list below to see what units you'll receive:
$99.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-81-2

Writing Cause-Effect Essays

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Writing Cause-Effect Essays
6-8 Basic
Explanatory Writing
Writing Cause-Effect Essays teaches your students how to write an essay that explores a cause-effect relationship. This unit works well in English Language Arts classrooms but also across the curriculum.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-85-0
Demo
Warm-Up for Cause-Effect Essays
Reading a Cause-Effect Paragraph and Essay
Prewriting for Cause-Effect Essays
Writing a Cause-Effect Essay
Revising Cause-Effect Essays
Editing and Publishing Cause-Effect Essays

Writing Persuasive Essays

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Writing Persuasive Essays
6-8 Basic
Persuasive Writing
Writing Persuasive Essays guides your students step by step through the process of building an argument that convinces readers of the strength of an opinion.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-89-8
Warm-Up for Persuasive Essays
Reading a Persuasive Paragraph and Essay
Prewriting for Persuasive Essays
Writing a Persuasive Essay
Demo
Revising Persuasive Essays
Editing and Publishing Persuasive Essays

Writing Historical Narratives

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Writing Historical Narratives
6-8 Intermediate
Narrative Writing
Writing Historical Narratives guides students step by step through the process of researching an event in history and writing the story in an accurate but engaging way.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-83-6
Warm-Up for Historical Narratives
Reading a Historical Narrative
Demo
Prewriting for Historical Narratives
Writing a Historical Narrative
Revising Historical Narratives
Editing and Publishing Historical Narratives

Writing Classification Essays

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Writing Classification Essays
6-8 Intermediate
Explanatory Writing
Writing Classification Essays guides your students step by step through the process of selecting an interesting topic to explain, finding a focus, gathering details, writing a first draft, and revising and editing their work.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-86-7
Warm-Up for Classification Essays
Reading a Classification Paragraph and Essay
Prewriting for Classification Essays
Writing a Classification Essay
Revising Classification Essays
Demo
Editing and Publishing Classification Essays

Writing Research Reports

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Writing Research Reports
6-8 Intermediate
Explanatory Writing
Writing Research Reports guides students step by step through the process of researching an interesting topic, gathering and organizing information about it, writing a first draft and citing sources, and revising and editing their reports.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-91-1
Demo
Warm-Up for Research Reports
Reading a Sample Research Report
Prewriting for Research Reports
Writing a Research Report
Revising Research Reports
Editing and Publishing Research Reports

Writing Character Analyses

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Writing Character Analyses
6-8 Intermediate
Response to Literature

Writing Character Analyses guides your students step by step through the process of analyzing a character in literature. Students choose a character from a book they know well and closely analyze the character's development, connecting changes in the character to the larger themes of the work.

$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-10-0
Warm-Up for Analyzing a Character
Reading a Character Analysis
Demo
Prewriting for Character Analyses
Writing a Character Analysis
Revising Character Analyses
Editing and Publishing Character Analyses

Writing Phase Autobiographies

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Writing Phase Autobiographies
6-8 Advanced
Narrative Writing
Writing Phase Autobiographies leads your students through the process of exploring an important time in their lives in a narrative that effectively demonstrates what they learned.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-84-3
Warm-Up for Phase Autobiographies
Reading a Phase Autobiography
Prewriting for Phase Autobiographies
Writing a Phase Autobiography
Demo
Revising Phase Autobiographies
Editing and Publishing Phase Autobiographies

Writing Comparison-Contrast Essays

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Writing Comparison-Contrast Essays
6-8 Advanced
Explanatory Writing
Writing Comparison-Contrast Essays helps your students explore the similarities and differences between two topics, drawing on evidence to develop an effective two-part essay.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-87-4
Demo
Warm-Up for Comparison-Contrast Essays
Reading a Comparison-Contrast Paragraph and Essay
Prewriting for Comparison-Contrast Essays
Writing a Comparison-Contrast Essay
Revising Comparison-Contrast Essays
Editing and Publishing Comparison-Contrast Essays

Advertising a Product

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Advertising a Product
6-8 Advanced
Persuasive Writing
Advertising a Product helps your students develop a persuasive essay that shows the value of a specific good or service, using strategies to convince readers.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-90-4
Demo
Warm-Up for Advertising a Product
Reading an Advertisement Poster and Essay
Prewriting for Advertisement Essays
Writing an Advertisement Essay
Revising Advertisement Essays
Editing and Publishing Advertisement Essays

Writing Literary Analyses

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Writing Literary Analyses
6-8 Advanced
Response to Literature
Writing Literary Analyses guides your middle schoolers step by step through the process of analyzing a work of literature. Using quotations and other evidence from sources, students carefully analyze one or more literary elements: plot, character, conflict, setting, or theme.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-09-4
Warm-Up for Writing Literary Analyses
Reading a Literary Analysis
Prewriting for Literary Analyses
Writing a Literary Analysis
Demo
Revising Literary Analyses
Editing and Publishing Literary Analyses

Reading and Writing for Literature Assessment

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Reading and Writing for Literature Assessment
6-8 Intermediate
Writing for Assessment
Reading and Writing for Literature Assessment teaches your students the close-reading and on-demand writing skills they need to succeed on high-stakes literature assessments.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-93-5
Warm-Up for Reading and Writing Literature Assessments
Demo
Closely Reading Stories
Analyzing Characters
Analyzing Conflict
Analyzing Plot
Analyzing Theme
Analyzing the Sound of Poetry
Analyzing the Meaning of Poetry
Using Evidence from Sources
Analyzing Writing Prompts
Writing On-Demand Essays

Grades 9-12

All 9-12 Units

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All 9-12 Units
9-12 Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced
This full classroom pass gives you access to all 9-12 writing units for 35 students and 1 teacher for one full year. Scroll through the list below to see what units you'll receive:
$99.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-04-9

Writing Personal Essays

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Writing Personal Essays
9-10 Beginning
Narrative Writing
Writing Personal Essays guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of creating narratives that reflect on a formative time in their lives. Students bring important events to life using description, action, dialogue, and reflective details.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-98-0
Warm-Up for Personal Essays
Reading a Personal Essay
Demo
Prewriting for Personal Essays
Writing a Personal Essay
Revising Personal Essays
Editing and Publishing Personal Essays

Writing Definition Essays

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Writing Definition Essays
9-10 Beginning
Explanatory Writing
Writing Definition Essays guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of exploring the meaning of a term. Students use denotation, connotation, examples, etymology, and many other details to enlighten readers.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-18-6
Warm-Up for Definition Essays
Reading a Definition Essay
Prewriting for Definition Essays
Demo
Writing a Definition Essay
Revising Definition Essays
Editing and Publishing Definition Essays

Writing Argument Essays

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Writing Argument Essays
9-10 Beginning
Persuasive Writing
Writing Argument Essays guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of stating a position about a current issue and developing a compelling argument about it. Students develop their arguments using logic and a variety of evidence: facts, statistics, examples, quotations, and so on. They not only argue for their own position but also respond to key counterarguments.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-941660-99-7
Demo
Warm-Up for Argument Writing
Reading an Argument Essay
Prewriting for Argument Essays
Writing an Argument Essay
Revising Argument Essays
Editing and Publishing Argument Essays

Writing Literary Analyses

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Writing Literary Analyses
9-10 Beginning
Response to Literature
Writing Literary Analyses guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of analyzing a work of literature. Using quotations and other evidence from sources, students carefully analyze one or more literary elements: plot, character, conflict, setting, or theme.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-05-6
Demo
Warm-Up for Analyzing Literature
Reading a Literary Analysis
Prewriting for Literary Analyses
Writing a Literary Analysis
Revising Literary Analyses
Editing and Publishing Literary Analyses

Writing College-Entrance Essays

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Writing College-Entrance Essays
10-11 Intermediate
Narrative Writing
Writing College Entrance Essays guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of analyzing college-entrance prompts and generating on-target responses. Students present accurate and persuasive details about their lives and goals.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-17-9
Warm-Up for College-Entrance Writing
Reading a College-Entrance Essay
Demo
Prewriting for College-Entrance Essays
Writing a College-Entrance Essay
Revising College-Entrance Essays
Editing and Submitting College-Entrance Essays

Writing Problem-Solution Essays

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Writing Problem-Solution Essays
10-11 Intermediate
Persuasive Writing
Writing Problem-Solution Essays guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of generating an essay that analyzes a problem and argues for a specific solution. Students use reasons, facts, statistics, examples, definitions, and other key details to argue logically for their solutions.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-19-3
Warm-Up for Problem-Solution Writing
Reading a Problem-Solution Essay
Prewriting for Problem-Solution Essays
Writing a Problem-Solution Essay
Demo
Revising Problem-Solution Essays
Editing and Publishing Problem-Solution Essays

Writing Character Analyses

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Writing Character Analyses
10-11 Intermediate
Response to Literature
Writing Character Analyses guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of analyzing a character in literature. Using quotations and other evidence from sources, students carefully analyze one or more characters, connecting descriptions and actions to the larger themes of a work of literature.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-06-3
Warm-Up for Analyzing a Character
Reading a Character Analysis
Demo
Prewriting for Character Analyses
Writing a Character Analysis
Revising Character Analyses
Editing and Publishing Character Analyses

Writing Comparison-Contrast Essays

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Writing Comparison-Contrast Essays
10-11 Intermediate
Explanatory Writing
Writing Comparison-Contrast Essays guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of exploring the similarities and differences between two topics. Students research their topics, gather many details, and develop a thoughtful discussion using various patterns of organization.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-24-7
Warm-Up for Comparison-Contrast Essays
Reading a Comparison-Contrast Essay
Prewriting for Comparison-Contrast Essays
Writing a Comparison-Contrast Essay
Demo
Revising Comparison-Contrast Essays
Editing and Publishing Comparison-Contrast Essays

Reading and Writing for Assessment

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Reading and Writing for Assessment
10-11 Intermediate
Writing for Assessment
Reading and Writing for Assessment teaches your students the close-reading and on-demand writing skills they need to succeed on the Common Core assessments for high school English, the ACT and SAT, and the AP English assessments.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-21-6
Warm-Up for Reading and Writing Assessment
Closely Reading Nonfiction
Understanding, Analyzing, and Inferring Controlling Sentences
Finding Supporting Details
Demo
Understanding Vocabulary
Answering Multiple-Choice Questions
Analyzing Writing Prompts
Writing for Assessment

Reading and Writing for Literature Assessment

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Reading and Writing Literature for Assessment
11-12 Advanced
Writing for Assessment
Reading and Writing for Literature Assessment teaches your students the close-reading and on-demand writing skills they need to succeed on the Common Core assessments for high school English, the ACT and SAT, and the AP English Literature and Composition assessment.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-22-3
Warm-Up for Reading and Writing About Literature
Closely Reading Literature and Poetry
Analyzing Characters
Demo
Analyzing Literary and Poetic Devices
Inferring and Analyzing Theme
Understanding Vocabulary in Literature
Answering Multiple-Choice Questions Lit
Responding to Literary Writing Prompts
Writing for Literature Assessment

Writing Résumés and Cover Letters

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Writing Resumes and Cover Letters
11-12 Advanced
Narrative Writing
Persuasive Writing
Writing Résumés and Cover Letters guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of creating effective job-application documents. Students present accurate and persuasive details about their employment objectives, work experience, skills, education, and so on.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-23-0
Warm-Up for Resume Writing
Demo
Reading a Cover Letter and Resume
Prewriting for Resumes and Cover Letters
Writing a Resume and Cover Letter
Revising Resumes and Cover Letters
Editing and Submitting Resumes and Cover Letters

Writing Research Papers

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Writing Research Papers
11-12 Advanced
Research Writing
Writing Research Papers guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of creating an effective MLA research paper. Using quotations and other evidence from a variety of sources, students assemble reliable information into new insights about their topics.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-20-9
Warm-Up for Research Writing
Reading a Research Paper
Prewriting for Research Papers
Writing a Research Paper
Revising Research Papers
Demo
Editing and Publishing Research Papers

Writing Narrative Arguments

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Writing Narrative Arguments
11-12 Advanced
Narrative Writing
Persuasive Writing
Writing Narrative Arguments guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of combining argumentation and storytelling to create a persuasive essay. Along the way students will learn the key skills for both modes.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-25-4
Demo
Warm-Up for Writing Narrative Arguments
Reading a Narrative Argument
Prewriting for Argument Essays
Writing an Argument Essay
Prewriting for Narratives
Writing a Narrative
Assembling Your Narrative Argument
Revising Narrative Arguments
Editing and Publishing Narrative Arguments

Writing Literary Research Papers

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Writing Literary Research Papers
11-12 Advanced
Response to Literature
Writing Literary Research Papers guides your high schoolers step by step through the process of creating an effective research project about literature. Using quotations and other evidence from a variety of sources, students assemble reliable information into new insights about their topics.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-26-1
Warm-Up for Literary Research
Reading a Literary Research Paper
Demo
Prewriting for Literary Research Papers
Writing a Literary Research Paper
Revising Literary Research Papers
Editing and Publishing Literary Research Papers

Practice Test for Reading and Writing Nonfiction

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Practice Test for Reading and Writing Nonfiction
9-12 Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced
Explanatory Writing
Persuasive Writing
Practice Test for Reading and Writing lets your students work through testing environments based on high school tests for the Common Core, the ACT and SAT, and the AP tests for English Language and Composition, U.S. History, and World History.
$12.95
ISBN:
978-1-946391-27-8
Practice Assessment I for Nonfiction
Demo
Practice Assessment II for Nonfiction
Practice Assessment III for Nonfiction
Practice Assessment IV for Nonfiction
Practice Assessment V for Nonfiction
Answering Multiple-Choice Questions Nonfiction Assessment VI
Assessing with Rubrics