The program provides students with many opportunities to write. In addition to the 5-Step Literacy Routine, the program includes a Writing Center with a wealth of resources to help students perfect their writing skills: 
 

• Writing Process Topics- Topics are available for specific organizational strategies (e.g., cause and effect, sequence of events, compare & contrast). Students will see a writing prompt and then read a related Article. They also have access to appropriate graphic organizers. They then craft a response through the Writing Process that includes the following steps: Read, Prewrite, Draft, Revise/Edit.
• Timed Writing assignments- These are designed to give students practice with timed writing, which is often required for state exams. The prompts are designed to imitate a testing environment and the activities include a timer so students can learn to pace themselves when writing.
• Revising and Editing assignments- These multiple-choice activities give students an opportunity to practice error identification and error correction.
• Mechanics- These online mini-lessons cover basic grammar, writing mechanics, and process writing skills in a fun, engaging manner.
• Printable graphic organizers- These help students organize their writing across the curriculum.

Students can access the Writing Center at any time and select from the list of prompts. Teachers can also assign these to students, which will appear in a student's Inbox on the scheduled day. 

 

The Writing Center from the Student Edition:

1. Click on the  Main Menu icon at the top left of the  Student Dashboard. 



2. Select  Writing Center from the menu.



3. Click the desired category under The Writing Process column on the right-hand side of the page.



4. Click the title of a lesson or assignment to access the writing prompt.



5. Follow through the steps to complete the writing prompt, starting with Read by clicking the Read button at the bottom.



The students can access the Rubric for the section, as well as Print the section, by clicking on the corresponding icon.



6. In the following steps, students will be able to open the Read article from the previous step by clicking on the News Article icon. 



Students will also have the option to Finish Later or Submit Prewrite to continue to the next step.



7. On the Final step, students will need to click Submit Final to complete the writing prompt.