Creating 6-Trait Revisers and Editors for Grade 8: 30 Revision and Editing Lessons Book

Vicki Spandel

Creating 6-Trait Revisers and Editors for Grade 8: 30 Revision and Editing Lessons

Challenge students to be daring, creative, and confident revisers with the help of writing expert Vicki Spandel. Based on its highly successful parent texts, Creating Writers Through 6-Trait Writing and Creating Young Writers, this new grade-level series offers a fresh approach to strengthening revision and editing skills in grades two through eight. Each research-based volume includes a wealth of interactive lessons based on samples of problematic writing that students revise or edit in teams, with a follow-up coaching discussion led by the teacher.

What’s the best way to teach eighth graders to revise and edit? With focused lessons designed especially for them. These 15 revision lessons and 15 editing lessons stress a process approach that spotlights one kind of problem at a time, making revision manageable for eighth graders at all ability levels. Clear illustrations, samples, and step-by-step instructions for each lesson show teachers precisely what writing skill to focus on–how to introduce it, present it, and reinforce it in future writing.

“This book gives teachers exactly what they need in order to have a solid grasp of what revision and editing lessons should look like in their classroom. Once teachers find this resource, they will no longer have any questions… I can’t wait to teach these lessons to my students!”  –Dena Harrison, language arts teacher, Mendive Middle School, Sparks, Nevada

“[A] powerful tool for classroom teachers! I have always been a fan of Vicki Spandel because of her personal writing style and her wisdom about what teachers need.”  –Tamara Doehring, English teacher and 6-Traits trainer, Melbourne High School, Melbourne, Florida

Vicki Spandel has worked as a language arts teacher, editor, journalist, technical writer, and award winning video producer. Since her work developing the original, internationally recognized 6-Trait Model for writing assessment and instruction, she has served as scoring director for more than 75 state, county, and district writing assessments. Vicki is a frequent visitor in writing classrooms, providing coaching on writing, revision, and editing. Her books include Creating Writers Through 6-Trait Writing and Creating Young Writers (Allyn & Bacon); The 9 Rights of Every Writer; and The Write Traits series.