This time-saving resource contains over 50 reproducible forms for assessing writing, planning instruction, keeping records, communicating with parents, and--most importantly--helping students in grades 6 to 8 write with conviction and confidence.Includes a CD of reproducible forms from the book; all-new scoring guides and scoring sheets for each trait, developed just for middle school teachers; essential tools that help both teachers and students determine progress in writing; handy checklists for use throughout the writing process--drafting, revising, and editing.An easy-to-navigate format, organized by "forms for teachers" and "forms for students".The perfect companion to Cullham's Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for Middle School.
Checklists, graphic organizers, rubrics and scoring sheets and more to boost students' writing skills in all seven traits.
From the author of 6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide comes this collection of essential forms for assessing students, planning instruction, communicating with parents, and teaching forms of writing.
Provides teachers with trait-specific assessment materials, including scoring guides, benchmark papers, and sample conference comments, along with warm-up exercises, focus lessons, and activities for the middle school classroom.
A rolling stone gathers no moss . ( noun ) If a stone rolls , hardly any moss will be gathered . ( verb ) If you are concerned about moss gathering on a stone , roll it . ( pronoun ) When trying to rid yourself of moss , roll the stone ...
Six Traits for Writing Success provides students with tools to pinpoint areas of strengths and weaknesses and strategies to improve their writing in six key areas: Ideas and Content, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and ...
All the tips and tools teachers need to create a writing traits classroom, from the ground up.
This long-awaited book offers the most comprehensive exploration of Spandel's effective 6-trait approach to writing for K-3 teachers. The perfect complement to its phenomenally successful parent text, Creating Writers, Fourth...
CHAMPs: A Proactive & Positive Approach to Classroom Management
All the tips and tools teachers need to create a writing traits classroom, from the ground up.
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