Give your first-graders the fun and focused writing practice they need to become strong and successful writers. Thanks to engaging art, topics, and activities, even beginning writers can practice the six traits of writing!

25 weeks of instruction cover the following trait-based writing skills:

Ideas - Week 1: Choose a Topic - Week 2: Make Your Topic Better - Week 3: Add Details - Week 4: Choose Better Details - Week 5: Review

Organization - Week 1: Beginning, Middle, and End - Week 2: Put Things in the Right Order - Week 3: Write a Complete Ending - Week 4: Group by How Things Are the Same or Different - Week 5: Review

Word Choice - Week 1: Use Action Words - Week 2: Use Words That Describe - Week 3: Use Words That Tell How You Feel - Week 4: Use Just the Right Word - Week 5: Review

Sentence Fluency - Week 1: Write a Sentence - Week 2: Write a Sentence with Describing Words - Week 3: Write Longer Sentences - Week 4: Connect Your Ideas - Week 5: Review

Voice - Week 1: Tell How You Feel - Week 2: Write How You Feel - Week 3: Create a Mood - Week 4: Use Rhyme - Week 5: Review

You'll love Daily 6-Trait Writing because it:

- comes with 125 dynamic trait-based writing lessons. There's no need to stress over coming up with creative and engaging writing lessons we've done it for you! The 125 lessons cover each of the 6 traits, using fun 10- to 15-minute activities.

- integrates easily into any writing program and any classroom. Lessons are flexible and can be used in a variety of teaching situations. Use them to instruct students trait by trait, to enhance writing workshops, to provide additional support for your primary writing program, or target and practice the specific skills your students need help with.

- supports struggling and reluctant writers. Motivating topics and activities that break writing down into specific, approachable skills allow struggling students to practice writing without feeling intimidated or overwhelmed.

- contains scaffolded lessons and activities.Weekly lessons lead students through the mastery of each trait. Writing skills are introduced on Day 1 and progress in difficulty until students apply what they've learned to a writing prompt on Day 5.

- strengthens writing fluency. Daily activities provide students with frequent, focused writing practice. As students gain more experience and exposure to the writing traits, they'll automatically begin to apply trait-based writing skills and concepts to their own writing.

- is based on current research and best practices. Research proves that a solid understanding of the six traits of writing enhances students' ability to write successfully.

- is correlated to state standards.

Grade: 1

Pages: 160

EMC-6021