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Features

• NEW - <F75BS>NEW! Rubrics for creative and informational/research writing, including "Shortie" rubrics (5-point and 6-point) for teachers who like concise measures. Pg.___

• NEW - <F75BS>NEW! Primary continuums for early and advanced beginners, and a student rubric that truly speaks to student writers. Pg.___

• Numerous pre-scored student papers—all grade levels—with suggested scores and rationales for 5- and 6-point scales. Pg.___

• Countless instructional ideas for teaching writing, revising, and editing effectively. Pg.___

• A Spanish version of the student scoring guide. Pg.___

• Tips from teachers who use the 6-trait approach successfully and ideas for helping parents become supportive contributors to 6-trait instruction. Pg.___

• Practical, easy-to-use suggestions for bringing 6-trait writing into the primary classroom-right from day one! Pg.___

Table of Contents

( Each chapter ends with Activities, Looking Ahead and Reflecting on the previous chapter sections.)

1. Creating a Vision.

Courses

Language Arts (Elementary)  [CORE TEXTS]   (Reading & Literacy)

Next Edition(s)

• Creating Writers Through 6-Trait Writing Assessment and Instruction, 5/E
  Spandel
  ©2009  |  Allyn & Bacon  |  Paper; 432 pp  |  Instock
  ISBN-10: 020561910X  |  ISBN-13: 9780205619108
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  This market-leading and accessible text is the most comprehensive exploration of Spandel's effective 6-trait approach to writing yet!

   

  Written by the pioneer of 6-trait writing, this fifth edition brings everything up to date, offering a comprehensive overview of the best education strategies and philosophies of writing assessment and instruction. It provides clear guidelines on helping students draft, assess, and revise their writing, as well as explicit criteria to show students precisely what they must do to succeed as writers in virtually any situation. Because the six traits are so widely used at the state level, many school districts are incorporating them into state standards and state assessments. This book can dramatically help teachers to prepare their students for success on state tests and beyond. Give students the preparation they need to become writers for life!

   

  Now teachers have access to a new multi-level, research-based series based on Creating Writers and Creating Young Writers. This new grade-level sereis Creating 6-Trait Revisers and Editors written for the second grade through eighth grade classroom that shows revision in action. Vicki skillfully incorporates strategies, ideas, and samples from literature so that even teacher who have previously felt timid about modeling writing and revision will gain the confidence they need to jump right in and lead students in effectively taking control of their own writing process.

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Backcover Copy

Creating Writers, Fourth Edition, is now available! Search for it using ISBN: 0-205-41032-4

The Fourth Edition is the most comprehensive exploration of the 6-trait approach to writing yet!

Written by the pioneer of 6-trait writing, this Fourth Edition brings everything up to date, offering a comprehensive overview of the best education strategies and philosophies from the worlds of writing assessment and instruction. It provides clear guidelines on helping students draft, assess, and revise their writing, as well as explicit criteria to show students precisely what they must do to succeed as writers in virtually any situation. Widely used at the state level, school districts are incorporating the 6 traits into their state standards or assessments. This is the only book on the market that effectively helps teachers of writing prepare their students for success on state tests.

• New format and organization is designed to make the content clear and simple.
• New and revised checklists for genre-specific writing instruction to separate key elements in narrative writing, literary analysis, and persuasive writing.
• New and creative ways to use 6-trait writing in classrooms are explored - including adaptations for kinesthetic learners and second language learners.

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