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SIX TRAIT
ANALYTIC WRITING MODEL
HANDBOOK FOR STUDENTS

This is a list of items available at this site that are part of the handbook that I provide to each of my 8th grade students. There are other middle school and intermediate center school teachers in my district who provide this handbook to their students as well. It is my belief that the key to a district's success with this model is consistency. Everything does not have to be identical, but some consistency is beneficial to the students.

I have divided the handbook into seven sections--one section for each of the six traits and another section for revising and editing. This year for my students, I will be adding an eighth section covering the MLA (Modern Language Association) format, which my district has adopted for all subjects. This format governs the margins, headers, bibliographic entries, etc. for a written product.

Each section has its own color. Everything I use--posters, handouts, manipulatives, etc.--that has do with that trait or section, is put on the same color. Also, I used a clip art program to create an icon for each trait. That icon is on the posters, manipulatives, and divider sheets in the handbook. With the color coding and icons, students easily recognize the materials for each trait. Included in each section below are the color and an explanation of the icon I use for that trait.

Go to Kim's Kreations if you are interested in purchasing reproducible copy masters for the Six Trait Analytic Writing Model Student Handbook.  The formatting work has already been done for you.

Ideas and Content Section Organization Section
Voice Section Word Choice Section
Sentence Fluency Section Writing Conventions Section
Editing and Revising Section  

Ideas and Content Section

bulletColor = green
bulletIcon = light bulb
bulletItems for this section =
bulletDefinition of Ideas and Content
bulletDescriptors for Ideas and Content
bulletStudent Friendly Rubric for Ideas and Content
bulletIdea Starters--not available at this time, but click here for links to other writing prompts and story starters.
bulletI Have a Topic; Now What? --helps students decide what to do with a topic.

Organization Section

bulletColor = blue
bulletIcon = filing cabinet
bulletItems for this section =
bulletDefinition of Organization
bulletDescriptors for Organization
bulletStudent Friendly Rubric for Organization
bulletPatterns of Organization--a list of different organizational patterns for writing with examples. 
bulletTypes and Examples of Leads
bulletTypes and Examples of Conclusions
bulletTypes and Examples of Transitions
bulletTraditional Five Paragraph Essay

Voice Section

bulletColor = pink
bulletIcon = heart
bulletItems for this section =
bulletDefinition of Voice
bulletDescriptors for Voice
bulletStudent Friendly Rubric for Voice
bulletHow to Put Your Own Voice in Your Writing --helps students add voice to what they write.

Word Choice Section

bulletColor = gray
bulletIcon = books
bulletItems for this section =
bulletDefinition of Word Choice
bulletDescriptors for Word Choice
bulletStudent Friendly Rubric for Word Choice
bulletHow to Use Word Choice That Catches the Reader's Eye --guides students to more descriptive and active words.

Sentence Fluency Section

bulletColor = ivory
bulletIcon = musical notes
bulletItems for this section =
bulletDefinition of Sentence Fluency
bulletDescriptors for Sentence Fluency
bulletStudent Friendly Rubric for Sentence Fluency
bulletExplanations and examples of different sentence patterns--not available at this time.

Writing Conventions Section

bulletColor = yellow
bulletIcon = yield sign
bulletItems for this section =
bulletDefinition of Writing Conventions
bulletDescriptors for Writing Conventions
bulletStudent Friendly Rubric for Writing Conventions
bulletCapitalization Rules and Examples
bulletPunctuation Rules and Examples
bulletGuidelines for Paragraphing--Paragraphing overlaps into the trait of Organization, where you will find this guide. I put it in the Conventions section of the handbook because I teach so many other things with Organization. Since they overlap, even in the rubrics, this does not create a problem.

Revising and Editing Section

bulletColor = light orange
bulletIcon = hand holding pencil with eraser end down
bulletItems for this section =
bulletRevision Guidelines for the Six Traits--this is a list of items for students to look for during revision.
bulletEditing Marks Chart

 

 

 

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