How can I teach CommonLit 360 Writing Lessons?

CommonLit 360 offers a free, full-year English/Language Arts curriculum for grades 6 - 10. This includes reading, grammar, vocabulary, related media, and writing lessons. Writing lessons are offered both in PDF form (via Google Docs) and on CommonLit itself.

PDF Writing Lessons

Teachers can access the PDF/paper versions of CommonLit 360 writing lessons can be found on the Lessons and Materials page of each CommonLit 360 unit. 

Once clicking on the Teacher Copy, you will be able to create a copy of a Google doc with the materials needed for leading the writing lesson. The Student Copy is a Google doc with materials for students.

Digital Writing Lessons

Teachers can also assign CommonLit 360 writing lessons digitally through CommonLit itself. The lessons are similar, but questions are slightly altered to fit the interactive format. 

Data from these lessons can be easily found through CommonLit. Similar to CommonLit reading lessons, teachers only need to grade short-response questions.

If you have any further questions about CommonLit 360 writing lessons, please reach out to help@commonlit.org to learn more!