Benchmark Writer's Workshop:
Effective Support for K-6 Writing Instruction

All the ready-to-use tools and explicit mini-lessons needed for a successful writer's workshop, focusing on informational, narrative, and opinion writing:

Grade-specific units based on Common Core Standards
Mini-lessons that follow a focus-rehearse model
Oral language development in every lesson
Short mentor texts to model features of each genre
Responsive conferring prompts and differentiated strategies to for English learners, struggling writers, and advanced writers
Mini grammar lessons to put grammar construction into context
Research mini-lessons to support 21st century skills
Assessment tools for teachers and students
Classroom management and flexible pacing support

Benchmark Writer's Workshop provides multiple genre-specific units within 3 text-types – Narrative, Informational, and Opinion/Argument – ensuring that students address grade-level standards and build on previous years' instruction.

Benchmark Writer's Workshop:Effective Support for K-6 Writing Instruction

Benchmark Writer's Workshop:
Effective Support for K-6 Writing Instruction