How It Works
Writing with Design is built around four instructional components that work together to develop vocabulary, strengthen sentences, build compositions, and accelerate growth through targeted feedback.
The Four Daily Components
Three components happen daily, and rubric scoring and analysis occurs at minimum twice monthly to guide instruction and celebrate growth.
Students build vocabulary and language fluency by labeling images with precise words and phrases. This strengthens syntax and language, so students can write with more specificity and control. Designed as a quick daily routine (typically 5–10 minutes).
Students compose writing daily through explicit, scaffolded instruction that develops skill and stamina over time. Writing tasks spiral across informational, opinion/argumentative, and narrative, aligned to the ten Writing Levels. The focus stays on process, not just product.
Students practice one high-impact skill at a time through short, focused activities that build control and transfer into longer writing. Typically, 1–2 criteria are emphasized each week, giving students multiple days of targeted practice.
Student writing is scored to identify strengths and the next best instructional focus. Rubric results guide which Skill Focus Activities are planned, and scoring occurs at minimum twice monthly to monitor growth and refine instruction.
What This Looks Like in a Real Week
Teachers plan instruction across the four components so students build vocabulary, draft sentences and compositions, practice specific skills, and then use rubric data to set goals and adjust instruction.
Daily: H-POP, Writing Composition, and Skill Focus Activities
Twice monthly (minimum): Rubric scoring and analysis to guide the next cycle
Common Questions
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Ready to See It in Action?
Whether you are starting with one team or scaling district-wide, we will help you translate research into daily instruction, measurable growth, and a writing culture that lasts.