Our colleagues at the Office of Assessment and Standards have created excellent instructional resources for each grade level for supporting our students with each mode of writing (narrative, informational, and argumentative) as well as grammar and conventions.  Click the links below to access the video presentation, slide deck, and landing page resources for your grade level band.

Elementary School Resources

The Three Modes of Writing for Elementary Video  Slide Deck  Landing Page

Improving Writing for K-5 (Grammar, Conventions and Editing/Revision) Video  Landing Page

Middle School Resources

Three Modes of Writing for Middle School Video  Slide Deck  Landing Page

Improving Writing for  6-8  (Grammar, Conventions, and Editing/Revision) Video  

Landing Page  Slide Deck

High School English I-IV Resources

Argumentative Writing for English 1-4 Video   Slide Deck  Landing Page

Informative/Expository Writing for English 1-4 Video  Slide Deck  Landing Page

Narrative Writing for English I-4 Video   Slide Deck  Landing Page

Grammar and Conventions for English 1-4 Video Slide Deck  Landing Page 

Improving Writing for English 1-4 Video  Slide Deck  Landing Page 

Please click the link below to view our new standards aligned writing rubrics.

2024 Fourth Grade Narrative Writing Rubric

2024 Fourth Grade Informational / Expository Rubric

2024 Fourth Grade Argumentative Writing Rubric

District 6 Cold Write Prompts and Directions

2025 District 6 Created Standards Aligned Writing Units of Study 

Micro, Mini, Macro Writing Lesson Resources Created for Elementary Teachers by Office of Standards and Assessment 

Resources for Improving Writing Instruction