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
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Kindergarten Narrative: Discovering Our Stories
- 1st Grade Narrative: Telling Our Stories
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2nd Grade Narrative: The Call of Stories
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3rd Grade Report: Writing to Share Our Expertise
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4th Grade Response to Literature
- 5th Grade Report: Writing to Engage and Inform
Secondary
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6th Grade Problem-Solution
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7th Grade Proposal
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8th Grade Journalistic Feature Writing
- 9th Grade Response to Literature: Poetry
- 10th Grade Reflective Essay
