CWR

We use the Benchmark Literacy series. It is organized into ten three-week units. The first week is reading and metacognitive (thinking) strategies. The second week is a genre study. The third week is a fluency study. At the end of the first and second weeks, we have a CWR, constructed written response day. This activity has students take the skills and or texts we are using in class and apply them in written form. This deepens and extends the learning. For many learners, when they are writing their own example of the skill, it allows them to better recognize the writing in future texts. CWRs aren't always easy, and it is a skill we improve and develop over the course of the school year.

We start the learning with a basic example together, and we point out the key details.

It is exciting to see students apply themselves and successfully demonstrate the learning!