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 | 6 + 1 Traits of Writing is an excellent resource by Ruth Culham for
grades 3 and up that is full of activities, ideas, and tips for the teacher. |
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| 6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for the Primary
Grades is similar to the one above, but it is for the primary
grades. It is also by Ruth Culham. |
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| Using the Six Trait Writing Model is a resource for intermediate grades, but works well for
middle school as well. It contains activities and reproducibles. |
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| I don't have Creating Young Writers: Using the Six Traits to
Enrich the Writing Process in Primary Classrooms, but it's by Vicki Spandel, so I know it is
a good one. It's for grades K-3, and is full of ideas and
samples. |
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| Books, Lessons, Ideas for Teaching the Six Traits: Writing in
the Elementary and Middle Grades is another book by Vicki Spandel. It is for elementary
and middle school levels. It gives lessons and ideas for specific
books appropriate for each trait. I do not have this one, but I
do have one like it for middle and high school levels. |
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| Books, Lessons, Ideas for Teaching the Six Traits: Writing at
Middle and High School is one of my favorite resources. It
has helped me collect books to use as examples of each trait. |
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| Picture Books: An Annotated Bibliography for Teaching Writing is an excellent resource from Ruth Culham full of ideas for using specific
picture books to emphasize each trait. It is great for
developing mini-lessons. It is another one of my favorites. |
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| Using Picture Books to Teach Writing with the Traits is
another resource full of ideas for using specific picture books for
the traits. If you teach middle school, or even high school, do
not let picture books scare you off. They work great for
mini-lessons! |
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| 40 Reproducible Forms for the Writing Traits Classroom is a resource by Ruth Culham full of
resources to help you teach and
assess the traits. |
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| Creating Writers Through 6-Trait Writing Assessment and
Instruction is another resource by Vicki Spandel. I do not have this
one, but I am planning on ordering it. |
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| I don't have Traits of Writing Flip Chart, but it looks very interesting. It has
oversize pages with large print. |
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