Traits of Good Writing
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Traits of Good Writing: Grade 3
By Jennifer Overend PriorThat's because the entire hotel, from the floor to the ceiling to the walls and some of the furniture, is made of ice and snow! Why would anyone spend money to stay in a snow fort? Kerstin Nilsson, a manager at the hotel, ...
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Traits of Good Writing: Grade 4
By Jennifer Overend Prior, D C Perrigan“I would gaze into the bathroom mirror and ask myself, 'Is this the sum of my 13 years?'” author Gary Soto says of his younger self. “All of us doubt ourselves—how we look, how we play on the field, how we dress, how we do in school.
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Traits of Good Writing: Grades 5-6
By Tracie HeskettIn the 1980s, teachers in the Northwest identified several traits, or characteristics, of effective student writing. These traits include Ideas and Content, Word Choice, Fluency, Voice, Organization, and Conventions and became known as ...
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Traits of Good Writing: Grade 2
By Mary Rosenberg, Brenda Van DixhornHelp students improve their writing skills by implementing useful strategies that can be used by today's teachers.
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Traits of Good Writing: Grades 1-2
By Tracie HeskettEmphasize the process of writing with practical, hands-on activities for each of the following writing traits: Ideas and Content, Word Choice, Fluency, Voice, Organization, Conventions, and Presentation.