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The Writing Revolution 2.0: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades, by Judith C. Hochman and Natalie Wexler
State writing standards require students at almost all grade levels to write not just simple narratives but also complex informative and argumentative essays. But there’s been little reliable guidance on how to teach those skills. The standards tell teachers where their students should end up but don’t provide the road map that can get them there.
The Writing Revolution offers just such a road map. It provides a clear, coherent, evidence-based method of instruction that teachers can use with any grade level or subject matter. The model, also known as the Hochman Method, has demonstrated, over and over, that it can turn weak writers into strong communicators by focusing on specific techniques that match their needs and providing them with targeted feedback.
The first edition of The Writing Revolution was published in 2017 and has sold hundreds of thousands of copies. In July 2024 a second edition, The Writing Revolution 2.0, was published. What’s different?
- Two new multiple-paragraph outlines for students who are ready to move on from writing single paragraphs
- Changes in the sequence of sentence activities
- More examples of all strategies
- Book discussion questions
- More online resources
- An expanded discussion of assessment
TWR is as much a method of teaching content as it is a method of teaching writing. There’s no separate writing block and no separate writing curriculum. Instead, teachers of all subjects adapt TWR strategies and activities to their preexisting curriculum and weave them into their content instruction.
But perhaps what’s most revolutionary about TWR’s method is that it takes the mystery out of learning to write well. The method lets students in on the secret. It breaks the writing process down into manageable chunks and then has students practice the chunks they need, repeatedly, while also learning content.
Read an excerpt from the first edition and an interview with the authors.
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And visit the website of The Writing Revolution, a nonprofit organization, to learn more about the method and sign up for online courses.