Writing Aviator provides some of the most engaging and well-designed teacher materials and assessments available.
Students read and analyze famous authors’ texts and work with examples from a variety of genres. Class books of mentor texts are required in K–5. At the secondary level, lessons require handbooks (Student Readers) that contain mentor texts. Classroom libraries are also an essential part of the course.
Rubric Books (K–5) explain the characteristics of effective writing in specific genres and include sample rubrics for formative assessments.
- Reading & Writing grade by grade (K–3)
- Speaking & Listening (PreK–3)
- From Spanish to English (K–3)
- Writers Workshop Handbook (Elementary Level)
- Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing (K–5)
Writing Monographs define the writing process and explain how Writing Aviator works.
- Rituals, Routines and Artifacts: Classroom Management and Writers Workshop
- Mini-Lessons for the Writers Workshop
- Planning: A Rehearsal for Writing
- Drafting: Getting Words on Paper
- Response Groups: Providing Feedback to Writers
- Writing Conferences
- Revising Writing
- Editing for Clarity and Conventions
- Author’s Chair: Bringing Closure to the Writers Workshop
- English Language Learner Monographs (K–5)
- Teaching English Language Learners Literacy
- Bridging into English: Literacy Lessons
- Latino Children’s Literature
Lesson Plans establish daily classroom structures and focus instruction on key topics.
Elementary
- Writers Workshop Lessons: The First 30 Days
Secondary
- Secondary Writers Workshop Lessons: The First 30 Days (6–8)
- Secondary Writers Workshop Lessons: Narrative
- Secondary Writers Workshop Lessons: Narrative Student Reader
Genre Studies provide rich content for the Writers Workshop by focusing on a single genre of writing. Each study contains 20–25 lessons that conclude with a polished piece of writing that can be evaluated using the provided rubrics.
Elementary
- Personal Narrative (K)
- Personal Narrative: Telling Our Stories (Gr 1)
- Personal Narrative: The Call of Stories (Gr 2)
- Report (Gr 3)
- Response to Literature (Gr 4)
- Report (Gr 5)
Secondary
- Persuasive Writing (Gr 6)
- Executive Summary (Gr 7)
- Journalistic Feature Writing (Gr 8)
- Reflective Writing
Author Studies enhance writing proficiency by apprenticing young writers to celebrated writers. Students read deeply in a single writer’s works and write analytic and evaluative literary responses.
Elementary
- Eric Carle (K)
- Mem Fox (Gr 1)
- Vera B. Williams (Gr 2)
- Allen Say (Gr 3)
- Chris Van Allsburg (Gr 4)
- Roald Dahl (Gr 5)
Secondary
- Gary Paulsen
- Virginia Hamilton
- Walter Dean Myers
- Robert Frost
- Zora Neale Hurston
