guided writing

Guided Writing

Content

• Overview

• Key Features

• Unit Walkthrough

• Student Book

• Workbook

• Online Supplements

Overview

•Focus: Guided Writing is a three-level Writing series designed to engage

young learners

•Progression: After completing level appropriate skills books in writing,

students can develop their writing and creative thinking skills

•Target market: elementary/primary school learners-

•Page Count: Student Book- 104 pages & Workbook- 52 pages

•Unit Structure: 12 units- Student Book 8 pages per unit & Workbook 4

pages per unit

•Packaging: Each book includes a pull-out workbook

•Downloadable materials: Answer Keys, Additional Materials

•Website: www.compasspub.com/GW

Key Features

•Four sections per unit that present vocabulary, offer practice writing

well-structured sentences, develop students’ brainstorming abilities, and

guide students in writing well- organized paragraphs, respectively

Reading, speaking, and listening activities to increase overall

comprehension

•Guided questions to help students plan and write quality paragraphs

•Detachable practice book for extra in-class practice or homework

A full complement of online resources are available free of charge from

our homepage

Student Book

• Students match the

words to the

photographs to learn

the key vocabulary

• Students choose the

correct vocabulary

word for each

sentence

Warm-Up

Student BookStudent Book

The scaffold approach

looks to build a

foundation

Exercises

WorkbookStudent Book

• Students read a

provided short

story and answer

five

comprehension

questions

• Helps students

write sentences

based on the unit’s

theme and target

words

Modeled

Writing

Interactive Hybrid CDStudent Book

Full-color photographs

by filling in the

blanks to complete

simple sentences.

Modeled

Writing

Supplementary Material Student Book

• Students read a

provided short

story and

answer five

comprehension

questions

• Helps students

write sentences

based on the

unit’s theme and

target words

Gathering

Ideas


• Students should

answer the

questions with

well-structured

sentences

• Students should

be encouraged to

answer the

questions with

partners then write

answers modeled

after the

sentences in the

previous section

Gathering

Ideas


Practice using the

unit’s target

sentence

structure(s)


• Students should

answer the

questions with

well-structured

sentences

• Students should

be encouraged to

answer the

questions with

partners then write

answers modeled

after the

sentences in the

previous section

Guided

Writing


• Students write

their own

paragraphs based

on the unit’s

theme

• A self-check

section is provided

to encourage

students to use

the unit’s tips in

their own writing

Guided

Writing


• Each book includes

an inserted

workbook

• Workbooks include

word wall,

sentence brush-up,

practice writing,

final writing that

can be completed

as homework or as

additional in-class

material

Guided

Writing


Students can practice

writing the sentence

structures from model

writing

Sentence

Brush Up


•Students answer questions about themselves, their own experiences, or their own knowledge using sentences that can be used in their final writings

Opportunities

for Discussion


Make Learning Visible

Organizational

Exercises


Questions and prompts

used to guide the

students in writing their

own paragraphs

Practice

Guided Writing

Supplementary Material Work Book

•Space to write

corrected paragraph

from the student book

•Encourage Students to

write how they feel

Guided

Writing

Supplementary Material Online Supplements

• Our homepage

includes a

number of free

online resources

for teachers.

• Visit our

homepage, log-in,

and download. It’s

easy!

• Answer Key

• Additional

Materials

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