Being a Writer
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Product identity
- Publisher
- Center for the Collaborative Classroom
- Program family
- Collaborative Literacy
Instructional fit
- Role explanation
- Core writing instruction, available as a standalone program or within Collaborative Literacy.
- Subjects covered
- Supported instructional roles
Materials and delivery
- Format description
- Print and Digital instructional resources.
- Included components
- Teacher manuals, implementation handbooks, mentor texts, student writing resources, and a digital learning portal.
- Languages and support
- English-language instruction.
Availability
- Product availability
- Available
A K–5 writing curriculum teaching the writing process, genres, craft, grammar, and conventions through guided instruction and practice.
Being a Writer is a K–5 writing program from the Center for the Collaborative Classroom that teaches the writing process, genre, author's craft, grammar and conventions through predictable daily lessons. Students write daily, confer with peers and teachers, and learn from mentor texts, with assessment tools including rubrics, conference notes and self-assessments. A Learning Portal license provides digital manuals, printable student materials and paperless assessments, and the program can be used on its own or within Collaborative Literacy.
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