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Creating Writers Through 6-Trait Writing Assessment and Instruction, 3/E
Vicki Spandel, Writer in Residence, Great Source Education Group

ISBN-10: 0801332524
ISBN-13: 9780801332524

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2001
Format: Paper; 416 pp
Published: 09/13/2000

Creating Writers, 3/e is a most comprehensive exploration of Spandel's effective 6-trait approach to writing. 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-including state tests.

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.___

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

1. Creating a Vision.

Through Teachers' Eyes and Ears.

A Vision-Not a Whole New Curriculum.

Assessing to Learn.

Good Assessment: Helping Students Hit the Target.

Reliability and Validity.

Frosting on the Cake: Student Motivation.

Not Expecting Too Much.

2. A Quick Walk Through the World of Writing Assessment.

An Ancient History.

Criteria: What Are They? Where Do They Come From?

Forms of Direct Assessment.

Large-Scale and Classroom Assessment: Building on the Bridge.

3. Getting Inside Student Writing.

Who Invented the 6 Traits?

What Teachers Value in Writing.

Six-Trait Analytical Scoring Guide for Personal/Creative Writing.

Getting Ready to Score Papers.

So What's a 6?

Tips on Scoring Each Trait.

Causes of Rater Bias.

Sample Papers for Practice Scoring.

Suggested Scores and Comments.

If Your Scores Don't Agree.

4. If You Just Have to Have More Papers....

Never Enough.

Suggested Scores and Comments.

5. What You Can Assess You Can Revise.

Linking Assessment to Instruction.

Connecting Traits to Writing Purposes.

Laying the Foundation for Traits.

Six Keys to Teaching Traits.

6-Trait Scoring Guide for Students.

Focused Lessons for IDEAS.

Focused Lessons for ORGANIZATION.

Focused Lessons for VOICE.

Focused Lessons for WORD CHOICE.

Focused Lessons for SENTENCE FLUENCY.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

6. Focused Revision.

Making the Task Manageable.

More Than the Sum of the Parts.

Begin By Modeling Revision.

Give Students Opportunities to Practice Revision.

Procedures for Setting Up the Lesson.

Papers You Can Use for Practice Revision.

Self-Reflection: The End of the Rainbow.

7. Troubleshooting: From Ideas to Conventions.

Ideas.

Organization.

Voice.

Word Choice.

Sentence Fluency.

Teaching Conventions Through Editing.

Developing A Proofreader's Eye.

The How-To's of Teaching Editing.

What About Peer Editing.

What to Tell Parents.

Ideas for Helping Challenged/Beginning Writers.

Get Parents Involved.

Advanced Trait Activities.

8. Being a Writer.

Do You Write?

Enlightenment.

It Can Make You Uncomfortable.

Reasons TO Write.

Two Stories.

Story 1: Terror in Fourth Grade.

Story 2: Snooky: Coffee and Prewriting.

9. Teacher Talk: Learning From Other Teachers.

In Elaine's Self-Contained 6th Grade Classroom.

In Jim's High School Classrooom.

In Lynne's Workshops and Classes.

In Ellen's AP English Class.

In Arlene's K-1 Classroom.

In Sammie's Tiger Learning Center.

10. Adapting the 6-Trait Guide to Fit You.

The Simplest Adaptation: Being Selective.

Scoring Guide for Informational and Research-Based Writing.

Simplicity Itself: The Checklist.

Simplified Rubrics.

Sample Expository and Research Papers.

Suggested Scores and Comments for Informational/Research Papers.

Adapting the Guide for Native Spanish Speakers.

Guia de calificacion para los estudiantes escritores.

11. The World of Beginning Writers.

Teaching Ourselves What to Look For.

Helping Writers See Their Strengths.

How Traits Look Early On.

Ideas for Teaching Traits to Beginners.

Criteria for Charting Growth.

Give It Time.

12. Communicating: Through Comments, Conferences, Peer Review and Grades.

Language Makes All the Difference.

Comments.

Conferences.

Peer Response Groups.

Grading.

How and What to Grade.

Translating Analytical Scores into Grades.

Communicating with Parents.

Epilogue: Reflecting and Believing.

References.

Index.

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

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
Net price: $35.27 (What's this?)Brief Description

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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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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