Writing with Power | GRADES 6–12
Teacher Resources
Teacher Edition
Extensive teacher support and standards alignment.
Grades 6 to 12 included in online teacher edition.
Lesson Planner
Detailed planning guides include suggested timeframes for teaching lessons in every chapter and provide links to supporting resources.
Grades 6 to 12 included in online teacher edition.
English Language Learners Resource
Word lists, leveled activities, and graphic organizers for teaching academic vocabulary terms from each chapter.
Grades 6 to 12 included in online teacher edition.
Classroom Presentation Slides
Includes over 500 PowerPoint slides for each grade level. Text and images visually engage students with the activities and rules in the student text.
Grades 6 to 12 included in online teacher edition.
Professional Development Resource
Includes essays and tutorials by Peter Smagorinksy and Constance Weaver, Writing with Power program consultants, as well as a walk-through of a composition chapter and a framework for applying grammar instruction to other content areas.
Included in online teacher edition.
Assessment Resource
Comprehensive pretest, end-of-course test, and individual chapter tests assess students' understanding using multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, short-answer, and extended-response questions and writing prompts.
Grades 6 to 12 included in online teacher edition.
ExamView® Software
Test generator software gives you electronic access to the same tests that are in the Assessment Resource plus the ability to create custom tests and generate performance reports by student, class, or state standard.
Grades 6 to 12 teacher CD.
Writer's Resource
Three extensive sections support writing.
Research Reports: Supplements chapters on writing a research report.
Student Models and Rubrics: Checklists, forms, and guidance for creating and maintaining portfolios and student models at varying rubric levels for each mode of writing
Writing Across the Curriculum: Writing prompts for all primary modes of writing.
Grades 6 to 12 included in online student and teacher edition.
Composition Skills Practice
Over 50 lessons at each grade level support the corresponding composition chapter in the student edition.
Grades 6 to 12 printed student edition. Also included in online student and teacher edition.
Language Skills Skills Practice
Over 120 relevant grammar, usage, and mechanics lessons at each grade level enhance and extend the instruction and practice in the corresponding chapters of the student edition.
Grades 6 to 12 printed student edition. Also included in online student and teacher edition.
Vocabulary Skills Practice
Includes 36 vocabulary lessons at each grade level plus 20 spelling lessons for grades 6 to 8.
Grades 6 to 12 included in online student and teacher edition.
Web 2.0 Tools and Projects
Activities to translate assignments into social media including blogs, wikis, Google docs, and many others.
Grades 6 to 12 included in online student and teacher edition.
Test Preparation practice
Two tests provide abundant assessment practice in reading comprehension, composition, and editing and revising. Aligned to the Common Core Standards.
Grades 6 to 12 included in online student and teacher edition.
