Six Traits
The trait that emphasizes how writers logically sequence events with a clear beginning, middle, and end. The icon is a train.
What is the trait of organization?
This predictor of early literacy is evident when a student writes the following sentence: Fr Holoweeen I wil be a ninju trtl.
What is inventive spelling?
What is reading?
Theory of language arts that says we do not learn skills in isolation.
What is the rhizome theory?
The teacher allows the students to fill in a lightbulb with all of their writing ideas. Which stage of the writing process are the students experiencing?
What is the prewriting stage?
The trait that uses a light bulb for the icon and highlights how writers focus on a topic and include many details.
What is the trait of ideas?
The early literacy skill a teacher is reinforcing when he tracks the print on the anchor chart from left to right while reading the sentence aloud.
What is "concepts of print?"
The teacher asks the students to write about their Halloween costume during center time. Which language arts component is she using?
What is writing?
What is "just right?"
During this stage of the writing process, students have the opportunity to upload their polished writing to the class blog.
What is the publishing/sharing stage?
What is the trait of conventions?
What is phonemic awareness?
The teacher requires the students to make eye contact with the person holding the ball during community sharing time. Tracking the speaker reinforces which language arts component?
What is listening?
A student is sitting in the author's chair telling her peers all the "purple" words she used that day in her writing. What part of writer's workshop is happening?
What is "sharing" time?
During this stage of the writing process, students are encouraged to write in their journals but leave the left side of the page blank so revisions can be easily made.
What is the drafting stage?
This trait has a target as the icon because writers are encouraged to use "just right" vocabulary that is "on target." This trait might include spicy, juicy, purple lessons that sparkle!
What is the trait of word choice?
The teacher asks the students to share what they will do on Halloween night. She is working on which early literacy skill?
What is oral language?
When students are asked to do a picture walk, which language arts component is being predominantly used?
What is viewing?
Persuade, Inform, and Entertain......Persuasion, Expository, Informational
What is "author's purpose?"
During this stage of the writing process, peer helpers will check the grammar, punctuation, and spelling of their classmates.
What is the editing stage?
This trait uses a phone as the icon because it relates to how writing "sounds." Lessons on varying sentence length will help students improve this writing trait.
What is the trait of sentence fluency?
A teacher provides magnetic letters in the word work center and challenges students to quiz each other on the letter names. Which early literacy skill is being practiced?
What is visually representing?
When a teacher directly teaches during a mini-lesson then has several centers and a small, leveled reading group to reinforce the concepts she taught during the mini lesson, the teacher is using....
What is guided reading (or the daily 5?)
During this stage of the writing process, a writer focuses on improving word choice, adding more details, and reorganizing paragraphs.
What is the revising stage?