Bring the Science and Research of Writing to Your Classroom.
Short, Short, BIG! is a standards-based toolkit for middle and high school students focused on academic recovery.
Elevate students' evidence-based reading and writing skills through a proven methodology that includes reading comprehension lessons and grammar instruction.
Everything you need is included. Additional teacher support is available with Master Class professional development.
Empower your students with a proven program that interconnects standards-based reading and writing instruction.
Weeks 1-3Claim it!
PRE-ASSESSMENT: Composing an evidence-based short response
Baseline assessment: How well do students make claims?
- What it means to lay claim to a text
- Identifying claims
- P-Q-A Putting the Question in the Answer
- Honing in on highly reasonable claims
- Honing in on richly expressed claims
- Honing in on well-written claims
Demonstrating standards-based competency: Claiming it!
Weeks 4-7Cite it!
Baseline assessment: How well do students cite evidence?
- What it means to cite and evaluate evidence
- How to properly quote evidence
- How to properly paraphrase evidence
- Model sentence starters to help cite it
- Honing in on citing relevant evidence
- Honing in on citing strong evidence
- Honing in on citing accurate evidence
- Citing more than one piece of evidence
Demonstrating standards-based competency: Citing it!
Weeks 8-10
Demonstrating standards-based competency: Cementing it!
Cement it!
Baseline assessment: How well do students cement a Short Write?
- What it means to cement a Short Write
- What it means to compose a well-reasoned conclusion
- Model sentence starters to help cement it
- Honing in on cementing well-reasoned conclusion
- Honing in on cementing conclusive conclusion
- Honing in on cementing presentable Short Writes (proofreading)