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Walkthrough
Checklist
What to look for in any classroom implementing The Writing Academy Supplemental Support System.
Classroom Environment
Writing color-coding chart is posted
Thesis (central idea) and reasons = green, evidence = yellow, explanation = red/pink, significance = blue
Current cluster's writing framework poster is displayed
TREES (ECR), CREATURES (argument), TRAILS (narrative), CSI (evidence selection), DEEP FACTS (explanation types), Sentence Weather (grammar), or TRACKS (reading annotation)
RPLD Thinking Levels chart is visible
Foundational, Emergent, Visible, Independent, Reflective. The level describes the thinking, not the student.
GRADUATE Infinity Learning Cycle is posted
Gather, Reveal, Attempt, Discuss, Use, Award, Target, Educate and Explain. Shows the weekly distribution across 5 days.
Word wall includes current cluster vocabulary at all three tiers
Student writing samples are displayed showing color-coded elements
Materials and Resources
The Triplet is present: Standards Slide Deck, Teacher Script, Tracking Sheet
All three pieces of the daily Triplet are accessible. The deck is loaded; the script is printed or on device; the tracking sheet has student names.
Student Interactive Workbooks are available for every student
Teacher Lesson Plan Guide is bookmarked to the current cluster and module
Weekly Pacing Guide is accessible and aligned to the current week
Content Language Supports are prepared for multilingual learners
Passages for the current module are printed or projected
GRADUATE Implementation Fidelity
The correct GRADUATE stages are being taught for the observed day
Day 1: Gather and Reveal. Day 2: Attempt. Day 3: Discuss and Use. Day 4: Award and Target. Day 5: Educate and Explain. The full cycle is NOT taught in a single day.
Teacher follows the scripted lesson as written
Stamina progression is maintained across modules
Module 1 = Low, Module 2 = Medium, Module 3 = High, Module 4 = Very High
Thesis (central idea) is referenced by its full name in every lesson
SCR structure is taught as exactly 3 sentences when applicable
Thesis (central idea), evidence, explanation. No introduction. No conclusion.
TEKS and ELPS for the cluster are explicitly named during instruction
Student Engagement Indicators
Students are actively writing in their Interactive Workbooks
Students use oral rehearsal before writing
Students can name the writing framework they are using
Students use color-coded highlighting or underlining in their writing
Students annotate passages using TRACKS categories
Think-pair-share or collaborative discussion is part of the lesson
Teacher Data Use
Tracking Sheet is actively used during the lesson
Teacher records student thinking levels and responses. Data from previous modules shows growth patterns.
Teacher uses RPLD data to group students and adjust instruction
Teacher Look-Fors are applied: Listen, Look, Notice, Determine, Record, Respond
Diagnostic results inform differentiated support within the module
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