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The Writing Revolution 2.0

By Judith C. Hochman &
Natalie Wexler with Kathleen Maloney

This website serves as a companion to The Writing Revolution 2.0 book, offering valuable resources to support your journey as an educator. We’ve organized this online hub by chapter, making it easy for you to find the resources and examples referenced in your copy of The Writing Revolution 2.0.

In each chapter you will find the associated resources:

Customizable Templates

Access TWR-approved Google Slide templates that you can easily customize to fit your curriculum and subject matter. These templates are designed to be printed as worksheets or displayed on an interactive whiteboard.

Content Examples

Explore examples of TWR activities embedded in content, including a student sample, the original worksheet on a TWR template, and the teacher’s anticipated response.

Classroom Posters

Download printable TWR posters to hang in your classroom.

Teaching Resources

Utilize pacing guides, assessment rubrics, and other materials from the appendices to support you on your TWR journey.

Chapter 3

Sentence Expansion & Note-taking:
Elaborating on Information

Sentence expansion and note-taking require students to think analytically about the content they are learning and craft responses that reflect their understanding. Sentence expansion activities help students anticipate what the reader needs to know and serve as an excellent check for comprehension. Note-taking, often assumed to be an intuitive skill, requires explicit instruction. It is a powerful strategy for gaining and retaining knowledge, distinguishing essential from nonessential material, boosting comprehension, and preparing students to outline paragraphs and compositions before drafting.
CUSTOMIZABLE TEMPLATE

CUSTOMIZABLE TEMPLATE

CUSTOMIZABLE TEMPLATE

Sentence Expansion

Science I Plant Biology
CUSTOMIZABLE TEMPLATE

Sentence Expansion

Science I Plant Biology
CLASSROOM POSTERS

Question Words

Grades K-12
CLASSROOM POSTERS

Question Words

Grades K-12
TEACHERS RESOURCES

Abbreviations & Symbols

Grades 3-12
Discussion Questions
  • Why should students practice expanding sentences?
  • What are important things to remember when creating sentence expansion activities?
  • What are ways sentence expansion activities can be scaffolded and differentiated for students?
  • Create a sentence expansion activity based on content you will be teaching.
  • Why should students learn how to take notes?
  • What are the steps to introducing students to note-taking?
  • What can you do to ensure students become effective note-takers?

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