Creating Writers Through 6-Trait Writing: Assessment and Instruction Book

1 Creating a vision 1

2 Creating assessment to match the vision 15

3 Warming up - and scoring well 37

4 Building a foundation: ideas and organization 59

5 Adding flavor: voice, word choice, and sentence fluency 85

6 Framing the picture: conventions and presentation 113

7 Using traits to support writing process 137

8 Unlocking the door to revision 153

9 Troubleshooting: dealing with common writing problems 209

10 Listening to teachers' voices 249

11 Going informational 269

12 Exploring the world of beginning writers 307

13 Communicating with students 349

14 Expanding the vision 373

Appendix 1 Teacher Three-Level Writing Guide (Adaptable to 5- or 6-Point) 382

Appendix 2 Student Three-Level Writing Guide (Adaptable to 5- or 6-Point) 385

Appendix 3 Student "Leap the River" Writing Guide in Spanish 388

Appendix 4 Student Checklist in Spanish 394

Appendix 5 Trait "Shorties" in Spanish 395

Appendix 6 Student Checklists (and Simplified Checklists) 397

Appendix 7 Teacher Three-Level Informational Writing Guide (Adaptable to 5- or 6-Point) 401

Appendix 8 Student Three-Level Informational Writing Guide (Adaptable to 5- or 6-Point) 404

Appendix 9 Sample Correlations 407

Appendix 10 Blank Master of Lesson Planning Chart (Figure 8.5) 410

References 47 7

Index 475