6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide (Grades 3 and Up)

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Binding: Paperback
Brand: Scholastic
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.623
EAN: 9780439280389
ISBN: 0439280389
Item Dimensions: 135
Label: Teaching Resources
Manufacturer: Teaching Resources
MPN: 0439280389
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2003-01
Publisher: Teaching Resources
Studio: Teaching Resources

Features:

• Description - 6+1 Traits of Writing; The Complete Guide, 3 and Up
• Pages Per Book - 304
• Special Features/Suggested Use - 7 x 9

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Grades 3 & up. What are the 6 + 1 traits in writing? Look at good writing in any genre, and you will find ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation. This book will help you assess students' work and improve writing skills in the classroom. Includes scoring guides, focus lessons, and activities for teaching each trait.




Rating: - Valuable Structure for Assessing Writing
English teachers have it tough -- no matter how hard they try, they cannot avoid a degree of subjectivity when it comes to grading papers. This book, 6+1 TRAITS OF WRITING, will not make the process a totally objective one, but it will provide a definite structure that will be invaluable to both new and experienced teachers alike. In workmanlike fashion, Ruth Culham devotes chapters to the traits (ideas, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, organization, and conventions) PLUS one (presentation) ... Read More

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Rating: - 6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide (Grades 3 and Up)
As a classroom teacher and workshop leader, I have found this book very useful. It includes sample student papers that can be used by teachers and students to hone their assessment skills. The ideas for teaching each of the traits are concrete ones that students enjoy. When I've read forty papers and have run out of new responses to give my students, there are even lists of responses for me to use. I recommend this book to both new and experienced teachers of writing.

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Rating: - Great resource!
I originally had to buy this book for a graduate level pedagogy course. I ended up using this book constantly to help teach 4th graders how to write. Ruth Culham explains each trait well and includes a handful of awesome lesson plan ideas for students to practice the trait. I'd recommend it as a resource for any writing teacher (Grades 3-12).

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Rating: - Great ideas for assessing writing
I really enjoyed reading this book and I am excited about starting to use this method when school starts again. Teaching writing can be difficult, but how to give constructive feedback is even harder. I am optimistic that the ideas in this book will make it a whole lot easier to help my children.

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Rating: - invaluable
I looked at many writing books for my child. A school teacher recommended this one to me. After we used it as the primary writing guide, my child's writing took off. It's so effective that his writing has jumped from average to outstanding in his class. Now the book is one of our two MUST-DOs every week (the other is Beestar online ELA and vocabulary exercises, a wonderful web site www.beestar.org). Writing is a life-long skill. We will continue use this guide to improve writing for a long time.

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