6+1 Traits
List the 6+1 traits
Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Voice, Sentence Fluency, Convections, +Presentation
T/F Spelling and handwriting are essential in today's digital classroom
True
What are the 4 types of writing?
Expository / Informative
Persuasive / Opinion
Narrative
Descriptive
Identify a Noun, Verb, and Adjective
Answers may vary
What is a Personal Narrative?
A true story about an interesting or important part of the writer's life (autobiography)
What is the importance of Ideas?
Ideas make up the content of the piece of writing (the heart of the message).
Writing is an ___ ___ that must be ___ ___and learned. (fill in the blank)
Writing is an unnatural skill that must be explicitly taught and learned.
Identify the steps of the Writing Process
Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing
T/F Grammar is the set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language.
True
What are the 3 types of rubrics?
Holistic, Analytical, and Developmental
What is the importance of Sentence Fluency?
Sentence Fluency is the flow of the language, the sound of word patterns.
Identify 3 Foundational Skills
Handwriting, Spelling, Sentence Construction
Identify TAP acronym in Prewriting
Task, Audience, Purpose
What is the difference between a Grapheme and a Phoneme?
Grapheme = Letters
Phoneme = Sounds
What are the 6 elements of a Lesson Plan?
Standards, Objective, Anticipatory Set, Instructional Plan, Closure, Assessment
What does Word Choice include?
"Word Choice is at its best when it includes the use of rich, colorful, precise language that moves and enlightens the reader."
3 Components of Writing Instruction
Direct Instruction, Teacher Modeling, Uses of Models and Templates
What are the 5 main components of a Writer's Workshop?
Mini Lesson, Independent Writing, Conferencing, Partner Time, Share
List 3 types of nouns
Possessive, Plural, Plural possessive nouns, Proper nouns, Abstract nouns, Singular nouns, Common nouns.
Answers may vary
What is THE BIG 5 of effective ELA instruction?
Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension Strategies
Where do the 6+1 traits come from?
In 1980s researchers at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (Portland) wanted to develop a way to assess student writing that was reliable as well as teacher and student friendly.
What is one of the fundamentals of Literacy Instruction?
Higher order cognitive process,
Content aspects of writing,
Basic mechanics, convections and keyboarding
Answers may vary
Describe the characteristics of editing
Proofread and make corrections to spelling, grammar, and capitalization mistakes.
What are the 9 parts of speech?
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Pronoun, Conjunction, Article, Preposition, Interjection
What is the sequence of Sentence Construction?
Simple Sentence ->
Sentence Combining (simple) ->
Compound Sentences ->
Complex Sentences