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The Writing Revolution

A collection of 7 posts

An illustration of a young Black woman holding a book, regarding images from historic sites.

Choosing a world history curriculum: Curiosity Chronicles

A look at the reasons we chose the Curiosity Chronicles curriculum, and how we're using it.

The cover of The Knowledge Gap, on an orange background.

Book recommendations

The Knowledge Gap

A book review of The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler, about the lack of focus on building a foundation of general knowledge in modern education, despite cognitive science pointing to its importance.

The covers of three levels of Exploring the World through Story side-by-side: D, E, and F

Exploring the World through Story

First impressions of Exploring the World through Story, a literature-based curriculum.

Writing paragraphs, The Writing Revolution style

Writing paragraphs, The Writing Revolution style

In some ways, writing is a strength area for Wanda. In other ways, it's the area where she needs the most support.

Small paper rectangles, each with one word, are lined up to spell a sentence: "Fossils are only found in sedimentary rock l

Free printables

The Writing Revolution downloadable lessons

I'm sharing all of the The Writing Revolution-style lessons I've created, using content from our various curricula. Maybe you can use them, too!

The Writing Revolution activity templates

Free printables

The Writing Revolution activity templates

Free printable Google Docs templates you can use to create writing activities, à la The Writing Revolution.

Book cover that says, "The Writing Revolution: a Guide to Advancing Thinking through Writing in All Subjects and Grades"

The Writing Revolution

I’ve mentioned before that I don’t really have Wanda do writing assignments. She writes—ooh de lally, she writes!—but on her own time, driven by her own creative ideas. Lots of stories, scripts, songs, and comics. (Oh how I wish she would let me share them with