Re: Writing Workshop AND 6 Traits together
Posted by Bev on 6/30/08
On 6/29/08, ms.p-w wrote:
> I teach the Writing Workshop and the 6 Traits together in my
> 6th grade language arts class, but I approach it a little
> differently; I don't break the traits down by the stages of
> the writing process, I teach the students the writer's craft
> associated with each of the traits.
>
> In Writer's Workshop, writer's craft is the focus of the read
> aloud and the modeled/shared writing that start each lesson.
>
> For instance, if I want to teach content, I would focus on
> lessons that teach the crafts of specific detail, sensory
> details, and elaboration. If I want to teach voice, I would
> focus on lessons that teach similes and metaphors,
> alliteration, personification, hyperbole, etc.
I also teach 6th grade language arts. Could you tell me more of
what crafts you teach for the rest of the writing traits.
Thanks,
Bev
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