Write from the Beginning...and Beyond
Communicating Successfully
TEACH Writing, Rather than just ASSIGN it
Give your students the tools they need to be better thinkers, writers and communicators. Write from the Beginning...and Beyond is a comprehensive writing program that is proven to increase writing skills across the curriculum.
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Comprehensive & Developmental
About Write from the Beginning...and Beyond
Write from the Beginning...and Beyond (WFBB) is a whole-school, comprehensive writing program that leverages Thinking Maps to build a strong foundation for writing across all genres and content areas. It can be used as a stand-alone writing program or alongside a traditional ELA and writing curriculum.
- Helps students develop their ideas and organize their thinking prior to writing.
- Develops critical and creative thinking skills that are foundational to good writing.
- Prepares students for effective written response for both literary and informational text.
- Develops critical writing and communication skills necessary for success in college and the workforce.
- Builds a whole-school culture for effective writing with a vertically aligned, developmentally appropriate curriculum.
Cross-Curricular
Effective Writing Across the Genres
Write from the Beginning...and Beyond is organized into several modules, which provide a deep dive into writing across all genres and content areas. Each module includes genre-specific goals and expectations for each grade, classroom-ready mini-lessons and activities, modeling strategies, and analytic rubrics.
Setting the Stage
The foundational manual for all genres of writing. Teachers learn how to apply Thinking Maps for writing, the elements of effective writing, and grade level characteristics and expectations.
Narrative
Strategies for narrative writing, including personal thematic, personal chronological, autobiographical incident, imaginative, and fictional writing.
Response to Text
Covers reading comprehension for both literary and informational text and strategies for responding to text in writing, including open-ended response and formal response.
Expository/Informative
Covers a broad range of expository structures, including point of view, reporting information, describing, defining, comparing/contrasting, whole-to-part, cause/effect, explaining why/opinion, and explaining how.
Argumentative
Includes persuasive writing, problem/solution, evaluative argument, and formal/logical argument.
Planning Your Writing Journey
Write from the Beginning...and Beyond is a whole-school program that starts with training your teaching staff. Schools must complete the foundational Thinking Maps training and be active Thinking Maps users before progressing to WFBB.
When implementing WFBB, all schools start with Setting the Stage, our foundational module. Your Thinking Maps Representative can help you plan your writing journey.
Training Options Find Your Rep
Pencil, Paper & Technology
Write from the Beginning…and Beyond and TMLC
You’ll find additional tools and support for writing in the Thinking Maps Learning Community (TMLC), including:
