The 6 Trait Analytical Model for assessing and teaching writing comprises six key qualities that define strong writing. These traits are modeled in much of the literature you read every day. Through the use of reading and writing, your child will be learning to use the six traits in his/her daily writing.
Ideas . . .*Makes sense
*Narrow, manageable topic
*Sounds like the writer knows the topic well
*Fresh spin
*Important details
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suggestions to use to enforce the trait of Ideas.
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Hey, Little Ant By Phillip and Hannah Hoose |
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick By Chris Van Allsburg |
The Memory String By Eve Bunting |
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Zoom By Istvan Banyai |
Snakes By Seymour Simon |
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Voice. . .*Sounds like a person wrote it
*Sounds like this writer - no one else
*Brings topic to life
*Punch, flair, style, courage
*Makes you feel something
*Sense of involvement
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suggestions to use to enforce the trait of Voice.
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Great Crystal Bear By Carolyn Lesser |
Come On, Rain! By Karen Hesse |
Hey, Little Ant By Phillip and Hannah Hoose |
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I Stink! By Kate & Jim McMullan |
Alexander books By Judith Viorst |
Dear Mrs. LaRue By Mark Teague |
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And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon By Janet Stevens & Susan Stevens Crummel |
I am the Dog, I am the Cat By Donald Hall & Barry Moser |
The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales By Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith |
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Organization . . .*Inviting lead
*Purposeful sequencing
*Elaboration remains "centered"
*Fun to predict, but. . . some surprises, too!
*Doesn't just STOP
*No "dream" endings
*No redundant summaries
Literature
suggestions to use to enforce the trait of Organization.
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Tomorrow's Alphabet By George Shannon |
Cookie's Week By Cindy Ward & Tomie dePaola |
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By Bill Martin, Jr & John Archambault |
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Giggle, Giggle, Quack By Doreen Cronin |
That's Good! That's Bad! By Margery Cuyler |
This is the House That Jack Built By Simms Taback |
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Math Curse By Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith |
If You Take A Mouse To The Movies By Laura Numeroff |
Rain By Manya Stojic |
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The Giving Tree By Shel Silverstein |
Alexander books By Judith Viorst |
Wilford Gordon McDonald Partridge By Mem Fox |
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Word Choice . . .*Memorable moments
*Strong verbs
*Vivid images
*"Just right" words and phrases
*Simple language used well
*Minimal redundancy
*Minimal slang, jargon, inflated language
*Not just correct - precise
Literature
suggestions to use to enforce the trait of Word Choice.
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Baloney By Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith |
Agatha's Featherbed Not Just Another Wild Goose Story Carmen Agra Deedy |
Eight Ate A Feast of Homonym Riddles By Marvin Terban |
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Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke By Pamela Duncan Edwards |
Some Smug Slug By Pamela Duncan Edwards |
A Chocolate Moose for Dinner By Fred Gwynne |
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The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales By Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith |
Night Noises By Mem Fox |
Your Foot's on My Feet! By Marvin Terban |
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The King Who Rained By Fred Gwynne |
In the Tall, Tall Grass By Denise Fleming |
I Stink! By Kate & Jim McMullan |
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Sentence Fluency . . .*Easy to read aloud
*Varied sentence length
*Varied, purposeful sentence beginnings:
Now, After a while, Because of this, Nevertheless,
As a result, Consequently, However, Therefore
*Rhythm, cadence
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suggestions to use to enforce the trait of Sentence Fluency.
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My Man Blue By Nikki Grimes |
My Little Sister Ate One Hare By Bill Grossman |
Water Dance By Thomas Locker |
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Great Crystal Bear By Carolyn Lesser |
Come On, Rain! By Karen Hesse |
Where The Wild Things Are By Maurice Sendak |
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault |
Casey At The Bat By Ernest Lawrence Thayer |
The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders By Jack Prelutsky |
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Where the Sidewalk Ends By Shel Silverstein |
Something Big Has Been Here By Jack Prelutsky |
Winter Poems Selected By Barbara Rogasky |
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A Poke In The I Selected By Paul B. Janeczko |
If Pigs Could Fly By Bruce Lansky |
Big, Bad and a Little Bit Scary By Wade Zahares |
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Conventions . . .*Looks clean, edited, and polished
*Most things done correctly
*Easy to decode, decipher, comprehend, and follow
*No BIG, GLARING errors
*Easy to follow on ideas, voice, and organization
Literature
suggestions to use to enforce the trait of Conventions.
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Yo! Yes? By Chris Raschka |
Ring! Yo? By Chris Raschka |
David Gets in Trouble By David Shannon |
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David Goes to School By David Shannon |
More Parts By Tedd Arnold |
Your Foot's on My Feet! By Marvin Terban |
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