Draft Day
Build your team by drafting strong writing: sharp thesis statements, relevant evidence and commentary, logical organization, vivid narrative craft and revisions that fit the audience.
Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.
Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.
What students practice
Defensible vs. factual, vague or overly broad thesis statements, informative, compare-contrast, problem-solution and literary-analysis theses, relevant and credible evidence, commentary vs. evidence, signal phrases and embedded quotations, paraphrasing, counterclaims and rebuttals, synthesis, transitions for contrast, cause-effect, example and concession, organizational structures, hooks and conclusions, cohesion, sensory detail, dialogue, flashback, foreshadowing, pacing, point of view, reflective endings, formal and objective tone, consistent point of view and tense, sentence variety, precision, audience and purpose, blending modes
Great for
Whole-class review on the smartboard, literacy centers, test prep, early finishers and sub plans. No prep and no student logins.
Standards
OAS 9.2.W.2–3 · 9.3.W.1–4 · 10.2.W.2–3 · 10.3.W.1–4 · 11.2.W.2–3 · 11.3.W.1–4 · 12.2.W.2–3 · 12.3.W.1–4
Common Core: W.9-10.1–5 · W.11-12.1–5 · W.9-10.1a · W.9-10.2a · W.11-12.1a · W.11-12.2a · W.9-10.1b · W.9-10.2b · W.11-12.1b · W.11-12.2b · W.9-10.1c · W.9-10.2c · W.9-10.2f · W.11-12.1c · W.11-12.2c · W.11-12.2f · W.9-10.1d · W.9-10.2e · W.11-12.1d · W.11-12.2e
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How it works
- Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
- Enter the players or teams, then press Start.
- Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
- Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.
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