Re: Very Lost -- Need direction, please :o(
Posted by: ITeach3 on 7/29/09
I also found this video onn you tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkOujcixOGI
The trainer says that each week is devoted to a trait and
conventions are woven throughout the weeks.
On 7/29/09, ElemTeacher wrote:
> I really need some direction in how to teach the 6+1 Writing
> Traits. Last year was my first year in Language Arts and we
> adopted a new reading series that supports the traits.
> There was no formal plan for teaching writing prior to this;
> every teacher did his/her own thing. Although we went to a
> workshop on the traits, it didn't help much.
>
> We use the Harcourt reading series and I'm going through the
> first two themes trying to plan my writing instruction. The
> traits are broken down and taught individually, it seems.
> Two chapters are devoted to each trait...in the order of
> voice, word choice, ideas, organization, etc.
>
> Are the traits supposed to be taught separately?
>
> One of my colleagues said that they should be taught
> altogether, as part of the writing process. She seems to
> simply point out, "This is what we mean by ideas" during the
> pre-writing stage, etc. I actually tried this during
> writer's workshop and didn't like it. It was as though I
> just glossed over the traits without really exploring it
> with the children.
>
> I'm really confused and I want to do well with this. How do
> you teach the 6+1 writing traits? (I teach 4th grade)
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