Writing traits

characteristics of good writing

As we have entered the month of August, every teacher, whether she likes it or not, starts thinking about school. Some of us have dreams (or nightmares). Some of us go on a Pinterest spree. We walk through Target and ask ourselves "What do I 'need' from the dollar section?" You don't do this? Okay, maybe it's just me. Anyway, we are also thinking about what were some of our students' challenges last year, and how we will address them this year. My third and fourth graders had difficulty with…

Might be useful for those of you in upper grade classrooms. 6 Traits Writing Checklist Cafe Style.pdf - Google Drive

This pedagogical article discusses characteristics of struggling writers, the 6 Traits of Writing, using writing scaffolds, and other strategies for improving student writing.

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Understanding characters can be tricky! Learn my favorite strategies for helping students master character traits and changes.

Do you use the 6-Traits of Writing in the classroom? The 6-Traits of writing can help guide students to have all the components in their writing and improve their overall writing score. I created a few sets of 6-Traits Writing posters. These 6-Trait Writing Posters can jazz up your writing bulletin board. Each poster displays one of the 6-Traits of Writing. Also included is a checklist for students to make sure they covered all the traits in their writing. Store the checklist in students'…

Seven toxic seniors were leeching off of their classmates' hard work during group projects to maintain their grades, and the other kids were too nervous and scared to do something about it. So their teacher took action.