Language Teacher Writing Workshops Your students deserve amazing design!
Learn the nuts and bolts of writing leveled texts for your beginner, intermediate, & advanced classes.
Each four-part series* includes (1) a 90-minute Fiction Writing Workshop on Saturday on crafting narrative texts that have appropriate complexity & language supports for the level, (2) a 90-minute Fiction Design Lab on Sunday, on using the provided templates to include graphics & layout elements that support comprehension, to respond to the specific needs of students at that level, (3) a 90-minute Nonfiction Writing Workshop the following Saturday, and (4) a 90-minute Nonfiction Design Lab the following Sunday.
You'll leave with two finished texts (one fiction & one nonfiction)* about topics that you want to teach, & also a library of editable templates for lots more topics at that level, created by your fellow participants & instructors.
It's like getting an instant collection of leveled texts, plus loads of templates you can use however you want!
We will provide blank templates for each level of text, graphics, icons, & infographics (charts, maps, etc) to make designing leveled readings a snap! Take your readings to the next level with our help & see what a difference your new writing & layout skills make for your students' engagement, enjoyment, & comprehension!
Take just one level or sign up for the whole series, save a bundle on your tuition, & learn all the things! The workshops will be recorded, so you can refer back to them anytime, or watch and learn on your own schedule.
If you are an educator of color, or a member of our LGBTQ+ community, your tuition is FREE if you are willing to partner with us to potentially bring your work to publication on E-Lit, as a member of our writing team, as we work to bring a wider variety of voices to our students. This could be the start of a fruitful collaboration with E-Lit for those with the desire to publish content for language learners!
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Level One Writing Workshop: Level One Design Lab:
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Sat, Oct 9, 2021
1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern
Sun, Oct 10, 2021
1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern
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Fiction Writing Workshop: Fiction Design Lab: Fiction Writing Workshop: Fiction Design Lab:
$32 00
Level One has only one series, since texts at this level do not yet have a discernible narrative structure.
Sat, Oct 9, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sun, Oct 10, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sat, Oct 16, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sun, Oct 17, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sat, Oct 23, 2021
3:00 - 4:30 PM Eastern
Sun, Oct 24, 2021
3:00 - 4:30 PM Eastern
Sat, Oct 30, 2021
3:00 - 4:30 PM Eastern
Sun, Oct 31, 2021
3:00 - 4:30 PM Eastern
Sat, Nov 6, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sun, Nov 7, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sat, Nov 13, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sun, Nov 14, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sat, Nov 20, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sun, Nov 21, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sat, Nov 27, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sun, Nov 28, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern
Sat, Nov 27, 2021
1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern
Sun, Nov 28, 2021
1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern
Sat, Dec 4, 2021
1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern
Sun, Dec 5, 2021
1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern
$80 00 Give your beginners texts that allow them to experience the joy of reading in the language with the easiest, most comprehensible texts you can possibly find! Get your higher beginners in the "Goldilocks Zone" with texts that stretch their skills with more challenging texts, language, and topics . . . but not TOO challenging! Give your high beginners and intermediate students a boost up the literacy ladder with texts that incorporate more dialogue and content-area vocabulary and information. Step it up for your intermediate students with more cultural content, & longer, more complex sentences, and lots of visual support to help them meet the challenge! Give your high intermediate students something to really sink their teeth into with texts that begin to incorporate more theme, more abstract topics, and content-specific vocab! Support your high intermediates making the transition to advanced work, with texts built to support their higher-order thinking using visuals and textual cues.
Tools for Comprehensible, Engaging, Beautiful Texts Samples of the materials included in your tuition
Level
1
Level
3
Level
showcasing cultural &
over the text, and
geographical
DIY Logo
voilà! you have your
information.
"Fake Realia"
(included in all levels)
own text that's all laid out for you!
Customize your "destination" with "realia"! All of the words and images are editable.
Level Two "Drag & Drop" Template
Map Pin Templates
Cultural Infographic
Get your students interacting
any culturally-significant locations you want. Simply type the facts
6
Vocab Callouts
Dispense valuable advice with
Just slide in an image
this Level Two template.
and type a few words,
instant map decor to
and you have yourself
use in the infographic
a merry little vocab
or wherever you might
call-out box.
feel a need to
& drag in images
"map it up".
or clip art and you're done!
Level Three "Drag & Drop" Template
Easily create map graphics to teach geography & culture.
Just add data & symbols to create engaging
text to create the world's
visuals in a flash!
quickest mini-
"Various Options" Graphics
Maps Templates
Infographics Templates
"Little Graphic Novel" Template Simply drag in images & add text
graphic novel!
Report survey data or give examples with these drag & drop graphics.
Level Four "Illustrated Reading" "Drag & Drop" Template Template
Calendar Images Quotation Readings
Q&A Callouts
Add "fake realia" to your readings to
Add FAQs & model
incorporate schedules, activities, etc.
how to ask & answer questions
Create callouts with quotations to discuss culturallyauthentic resources in small doses.
Level Five "Drag & Drop" Template
5
Level
"Guide To" Template
Insert any photo for
with nonfiction visuals about
4
Level
Vocab Icons Easily make eye-catching icons to reinforce key vocab.
This version is great for
Just drag in your own images, type
2
Level
Level One "I Want to Visit" Template
Level One "Drag & Drop" Template
Advanced Readings & Text-Based Questions Create text-based questions by
Callout List Templates Incorporate higherorder thinking to
using passages from culturally-
engage a wider
authentic resources & our
variety of learning
question bank
preferences and
templates.
interests. Just type into these templates and go!
Level Six "Drag & Drop" Template
"Expert Groups" Readings Jigsaw content so students can support
"Explain It Like I'm Five" Template Lots of visual support to make nonfiction comprehensible.
each other in comprehending complex text.
Level Six Graphs & Charts Represent more complex information with these plug & go templates!
Tools for Comprehensible, Engaging, Beautiful Texts Students deserve amazing design! Samples of the materials included in your tuition
Level
1
Give your beginners texts that allow them to experience the joy of reading in the language with the easiest, most comprehensible texts you can possibly find (or make)!
Level One "Drag & Drop" Template Just drag in your own images, type over the text, and voilà! you have your own text that's all laid out for you!
Level One "I Want to Visit" Template This version is great for showcasing cultural & geographical information.
"Fake Realia" Customize your "destination" with "realia"! All of the words and images are editable.
DIY Logo (included in all levels)
Vocab Icons
Easily make eye-catching icons to reinforce key vocab.
Tools for Comprehensible, Engaging, Beautiful Texts Students deserve amazing design! Samples of the materials included in your tuition
Level
2
Get your higher beginners in the "Goldilocks Zone" with texts that stretch their skills with more challenging texts, language, and topics . . . but not TOO challenging!
Level Two "Drag & Drop" Template
Vocab Callouts Just slide in an image and type a few words, and you have yourself a merry little vocab call-out box.
"Guide To" Template Dispense valuable advice with this Level Two template.
Cultural Infographic Get your students
Map Pin Templates
interacting with nonfiction
Insert any photo for instant
visuals about any culturally-
map decor to use in the
significant locations you
infographic or wherever
want. Simply type the facts
you might feel a need to
& drag in images or add clip
"map it up".
art and you're done!
Tools for Comprehensible, Engaging, Beautiful Texts Students deserve amazing design! Samples of the materials included in your tuition
Level
3
Give your high beginners and intermediate students a boost up the literacy ladder with texts that incorporate more dialogue and content-area vocabulary and information.
Level Three "Drag & Drop" Template
"Various Options" Graphics Report survey data or give examples with these drag & drop graphics.
"Little Graphic Novel" Template Simply drag in images & add text to create the world's quickest mini-graphic novel!
Infographics Templates Just add data & symbols to create engaging visuals in a flash! (included in all levels)
Maps Templates Easily create map graphics to teach geography & culture.
Tools for Comprehensible, Engaging, Beautiful Texts Students deserve amazing design! Samples of the materials included in your tuition
Level
4
Step it up for your intermediate students with more cultural content, & longer, more complex sentences, and lots of visual support to help them meet the challenge!
Level Four "Drag & Drop" Template
"Illustrated Reading" Template
Quotation Readings
Calendar Images
Create callouts with quotations to discuss culturally-authentic
Add "fake realia" to your readings to incorporate schedules, activities, etc.
resources in small doses.
Q&A Callouts Add FAQs & model how to ask & answer questions.
Tools for Comprehensible, Engaging, Beautiful Texts Students deserve amazing design! Samples of the materials included in your tuition
Level
5
Give your high intermediate students something to really sink their teeth into with texts that begin to incorporate more theme, more abstract topics, and content-specific vocab!
Level Five "Drag & Drop" Template
Callout List Templates Incorporate higher-order thinking to engage a wider variety of learning preferences and interests. Just type into these templates and go!
Advanced Readings & Text-Based Questions Create text-based questions by using passages from culturallyauthentic resources & our question bank templates.
Tools for Comprehensible, Engaging, Beautiful Texts Students deserve amazing design! Samples of the materials included in your tuition
Level
6
Support your high intermediates making the transition to advanced work, with texts built to support their higherorder thinking using visuals and textual cues. "Expert Groups" Readings
Level Six "Drag & Drop" Template
Jigsaw content so students can support each other in comprehending complex text.
"Explain It Like I'm Five" Template Lots of visual support to make nonfiction comprehensible.
Level Six Graphs & Charts Represent more complex information with these plug & go templates!