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Introducing the 6 Traits to Students ActivityIntroducing the 6 Traits to Students Activity
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Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.
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K - 8th
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English Language Arts
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Year
2011
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Introducing the 6 Traits to Students

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Put together an English language arts unit on the six traits of writing with this helpful collection of resources. From fun songs to differentiated writing exercises reinforcing each of the traits, great ideas are provided for developing lessons that strengthen student writing.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

six-trait writing, word choice, writing conventions, voice, sentence fluency, sentence structure, figurative language, main ideas, supporting details

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Supplement these activities into a six traits of writing unit in the elementary and/or middle school grade levels
  • Use the icons suggested in the resource to organize writing lessons and assignments throughout the year
  • Use the included graphic organizers to plan out writing activities for each of the different traits of writing

Pros

  • Provides a list of books, organized by grade level, that emphasize each of the six traits of writing
  • Includes pictures of classroom bulletin boards that display the the six traits of writing

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.1.3 W.3.4 W.3.10 W.4.4 W.4.10 W.5.4 W.5.10 L.K.1.a L.K.2.a L.K.5.a L.1.1.a L.1.2.a L.1.5.a L.2.1.a L.2.2.a L.2.3.a L.2.5.a L.3.1.a L.3.2.a L.3.3.a L.3.5.a L.4.1.a L.4.2.a L.4.3.a L.4.5.a L.5.1.a L.5.2.a L.5.3.a L.5.5.a W.6.4 W.6.10 W.7.4 W.7.10 W.8.4 W.8.10 L.7.1.a L.7.2.a L.7.3.a L.7.5.a L.8.1.a L.8.2.a L.8.3.a L.8.5.a

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