Writing in Wit & Wisdom | Grades K–8

Delves into Wit & Wisdom’s text-based approach to teaching informative, opinion/argument, and narrative writing.

Description

  • Experience the curriculum hands on by participating in an abbreviated instructional module to deepen understanding of Wit & Wisdom’s integrated approach to writing instruction
  • Examine why and how deep content knowledge supports student writing
  • Analyze Wit & Wisdom’s explicit, sequenced writing instruction and use of writing models as scaffolds

Prerequisites

To attend Writing in Wit & Wisdom, you must have attended both Launch and Module & Lesson Study sessions.

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