What if you could assess ELA writing standards without grading 130 essays?
A ready-to-use teaching resource that builds argumentative writing and reasoning skills *without* the grading grind.
free ela 6-12 lesson plan
Teacher-tired
of the essay-grading grind?
Writing instruction shouldn’t require mounds of (weekend!) grading to be effective…
𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝐸𝐿𝐴 6-12 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 130+ 𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑦𝑠?
Plug this step-by-step lesson into your planning, then watch your workload AND your impact instantly shift:
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 (𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲!)
This isn’t just an inspiring idea you stumble on at a workshop.
It’s a tried-and-true teaching system you can run this week.
Checklists + rubrics for formative and summative checkpoints
Assessment + Grading
Detailed, 5-7 day lesson plan
Full Lesson Plan
What's inside
Includes:
Student-friendly materials
Sample student work
Includes:
Grading guidance
Entire lesson is mapped to a range of standards (CCSS, CASEL, ISTE, Habits of Mind, and more!)
Standards-aligned
Includes:
Guidance on selecting standards
Step-by-step guidance
Full standards alignment!
Who This is For...
This step-by-step lesson is built for secondary ELA teachers (grades 6-12) who:
🤩 believe writing instruction should connect to the real world—not just the rubric
🫠 are drowning in essay grading + need a break that doesn't sacrifice rigor
🥱 are tired of lifeless writing and want to see students finally buy in (for real!)
🤔 want students to actually think instead of mindlessly fill in formulas
🤓 need a ready-to-go resource they can run this week—not next semester
End-to-end lesson design
Inside this lesson...
Here's everything you get:
day by day teacher guidance
Standards alignment
assessment rubric + grading guidance
real student examples
authentic audience publishing options + ethics toolkit
student-facing materials
Take a deep-dive on writing skills over the course of one week and watch engagement transform (90-minute blocks or 45-minute periods - your schedule, your way)
You'll never wonder "what do I do next?" or scramble for direction
Mapped to core writing standards (because admin will ask!)
Student-friendly materials that correspond directly with lesson steps.
No bloated checklists or grading gymnastics
See what strong work actually looks like
Permission forms, guidelines, and real-world sharing strategies built in
