Newsela ELA & Newsela Writing Educator Success Guide

September 30, 2026

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Bring reading and writing into your daily lessons

Use Newsela ELA and Newsela Writing to connect texts with writing practice, choose student supports, and plan instruction alongside your core curriculum.

Inside the Guide

From ELA content to writing practice and next steps

1
Set up classes and find ELA content

Follow login and class setup steps, then find curriculum complements, novel and book studies, decodable texts, and skill-focused collections.
2
Connect reading and writing assignments

Choose reading levels and scaffolds, then pair an ELA article with a Newsela Writing prompt, rubric, and optional AI feedback; Newsela Writing requires a separate license.
3
Plan lessons around your texts

See a Macbeth lesson and a week of suspense-themed instruction, then use the lesson and weekly planning templates to organize your own activities.
4
Use reading and writing reports

Review reading skills, vocabulary performance, rubric scores, and revision activity to plan targeted practice, small groups, and student conferences.

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Newsela ELA & Newsela Writing Educator Success Guide

Guide preview

Bring reading and writing into your daily lessons

Use Newsela ELA and Newsela Writing to connect texts with writing practice, choose student supports, and plan instruction alongside your core curriculum.

Inside the Guide

From ELA content to writing practice and next steps

1
Set up classes and find ELA content

Follow login and class setup steps, then find curriculum complements, novel and book studies, decodable texts, and skill-focused collections.
2
Connect reading and writing assignments

Choose reading levels and scaffolds, then pair an ELA article with a Newsela Writing prompt, rubric, and optional AI feedback; Newsela Writing requires a separate license.
3
Plan lessons around your texts

See a Macbeth lesson and a week of suspense-themed instruction, then use the lesson and weekly planning templates to organize your own activities.
4
Use reading and writing reports

Review reading skills, vocabulary performance, rubric scores, and revision activity to plan targeted practice, small groups, and student conferences.

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Newsela ELA & Newsela Writing Educator Success Guide

Bring reading and writing into your daily lessons

From ELA content to writing practice and next steps

Set up classes and find ELA content

Connect reading and writing assignments

Plan lessons around your texts

Use reading and writing reports

Newsela ELA & Newsela Writing Educator Success Guide

Bring reading and writing into your daily lessons

From ELA content to writing practice and next steps

Set up classes and find ELA content

Connect reading and writing assignments

Plan lessons around your texts

Use reading and writing reports

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