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What are the Traits?
6+1 Traits of Writing, Grades 3 and Up
6+1 Traits of Writing, Primary Grades
General LR Green
100
"The purpose of revision is not to correct, but to ________." --Lucy McCormick Calkins
What is discover?
100
The trait that makes up the content of the piece of writing- the heart of the message.
What is Ideas?
100
Traits are an ____________ tool that works in concert with the curriculum to guide instruction so that all students can successfully meet their writing goals.
What is assessment?
100
Children can _____ anything they say, whereas they can read only a fraction of the words they can say.
What is write?
100
The names of the people who retired last year.
What is Bernie Bonar, Rob Shepherd, Ellen Gallegos, and Jeannie Martin?
200
"Squeeze it ____ and let it go." -- Ralph Fletcher
What is once? (The same piece of writing may go through several mini-revisions before it is rewritten, edited and turned in as a final copy.)
200
The trait that is the soul of the piece. It's what makes the writer's style singular, as his or her feelings and convictions come out through the words.
What is Voice ?
200
Pick ____ issue at a time to work on and do a good job with it. Make sure the student develops skill and control over what he/she is working on, so whatever it is will be handled well in future writing.
What is one?
200
From pictures and random scribbles to simple, multiple-sentence paragraphs on a single topic.
What is primary writing?
200
Connect, Collaborate, define a Culture for student success
What is C to the power of 3?
300
"Every study of young writers I've done for the last twenty years has _____________ what they can do. In fact, we now very little about the human potential for writing." -- Donald Graves
What is underestimated?
300
The trait that focuses on the rich, colorful, precise language that moves and enlightens the reader.
What is Word Choice?
300
It is the part of the writing process that is predetermined, correct and exacting. There is a standard way to clean up the work.
What is Editing?
300
1. We must speak a common language based on traits. 2. We must nurture process learning.- Value process not product. 3. We must use criteria to set the standard.
What are three beliefs the author, Ruth Culham, holds as her philosophy?
300
The first names and grades of our four new classroom teachers.
What is Marlene in 1st, Sally as 3/4, Julie in 4th, Crystal as SDC?
400
"Writing is a _______ before it is an art; writing may appear magic, but it is our responsibility to take our students backstage to watch the pigeons being tucked up in the magician's sleeve." --Donald Murray
What is craft?
400
The trait that is the internal structure of the piece, the thread of meaning, the logical patterns of the ideas.
What is Organization?
400
Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice and Sentence Fluency are revision or editing traits.
What is revision traits?
400
1. talking to them about what they want to say 2. show them what their ideas look like on paper by taking dictation 3. model what we want them to do 4. teach them specific craft skills and provide excellent examples 5. ask them questions, especially about the images they see in their minds
What is how to encourage young writers?
400
The city Susan vacationed in this summer.
What is San Diego?
500
"At its most basic we are discussing a learned skill (writing), but do we not agree that sometimes the most basic skills can create things far beyond our expectations? We are talking about tools and carpentry, about words and style...but as we move along, you'd do well to remember that we are also talking about ____________." --Stephen King
What is magic?
500
The trait that is the flow of the language, the sound of word patterns- the way the writing plays to the ear, not just to the eye and the trait that represents the piece's level of correctness with use of grammar and mechanics with precision.
What is Sentence Fluency and Conventions?
500
1. Captures the qualities of what good writing looks like. 2. Provides a common vocabulary for talking about writing. 3. Allows students to become self-evaluators.
What is the advantages of Trait-Based Writing?
500
Just practicing one part of driving does not make you a driver. Driving makes you a driver. The same is true for writing. Worksheets don't create writers. ___________ creates writers.
What is writing?
500
The number of miles Bernie Bonar ran this summer.
What is 225 miles?