Daily 6-Trait Writing Grade 6

Daily 6-Trait Writing Help your child develop writing skills using daily lessons that fit into every language arts program. Are you familiar with trait writing? Trait-based writing is an impressive method educators have developed to determine if a child's writing is skilled or not. The six traits or characteristics that shape quality writing are content; organization; word choice; sentence fluency; voice, and conventions, including grammar, spelling, and mechanics. It may sound ominous, but Daily 6-Trait Writing has made it effortless. With 125 dynamic writing lessons, Daily 6-Trait Writing will provide your child with practice and instruction concerning all the skills essential to becoming a competent writer. Research proves that a solid understanding of the six traits of writing improves a child's ability to write successfully. Just fifteen minutes or less a day is all it will take. Daily 6-Trait Writing correlates to educators' state standards. Twenty-five weeks of instruction cover the following trait-based writing skills: Ideas Week 1: Choosing a Strong Idea Week 2: Writing Topic Sentences and Supporting Details Week 3: Developing Character, Setting, and Plot Ideas Week 4: Elaborating on Ideas and Details Week 5: Maintaining Your Focus Organization Week 1: Sequencing Week 2: Organizing Information Logically Week 3: Organizing Information to Compare and Contrast Week 4: Organizing to Persuade Week 5: Choosing Which Way to Organize Your Writing Word Choice Week 1: Writing Accurate Descriptions Week 2: Writing About Action Week 3: Using Figurative Language Week 4: Choosing Words for Your Audience Week 5: Getting the Reader's Attention Sentence Fluency Week 1: Combining Sentences with Conjunctions Week 2: Writing Complex Sentences Week 3: Parallel Structure Within a Sentence Week 4: Beginning Sentences in Different Ways Week 5: Writing a Smooth Paragraph Voice Week 1: Identifying Different Writing Styles Week 2: Using Different Voices for Different Purposes Week 3: Using Voice in Poetry Week 4: Writing from Different Points of View Week 5: Writing Persuasively Features Flip through the first twenty pages of Daily 6-Trait Writing Grade 6 Publisher's Information Number of Pages: 160 Format: Paperback Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Edition/Copyright: 2008 Made In: USA ISBN: 9781596732995 Consumable: Yes Reproducible: Yes Faith-Based: No review by Grace Christian Homeschool ”The use of daily writing in small increments has helped Sarah gain confidence in her writing. Each week builds upon the previous week so there is built in review as well. ” Read the Review