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6 Traits Chatboard

Meeting Room available for 6 Traits chat, Fridays 8pmE

by Link inside

Oct 3, 2008

Teachers are invited to use the Teachers.Net Meeting Room to gather for informal peer support and discussion of the 6 Traits Writing process on Fridays 8 - 9 pm Eastern Time.

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The Kindergarten Writing Centre

by Cfor

Oct 15, 2008

How often do you change your writing centre? Before changing the centre what did the kinders do with the centre when you observed them? Do you change the materials or do you keep the same materials at the writing centre all year? Where do you get your writing supplies from? Do you ask parents for donations? Should the writing centre be structured o...See More

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rosetta thompson On 10/15/08, Cfor wrote: > How often do you change your writing centre? Before > changing the centre what did the kinders do with the > centre when you observed them? Do you change the materials > or do you keep the same materials at the writing centre > all year? Where do you get your writing supplies from? Do > you ask parents f...See More

Nov 28, 2008

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Large 6 Trait link site

by al

Oct 15, 2008

I have put together the best resources I could find about 6 Traits and posted them here:

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also use the site search engine to find additional free resources on most every topic including assessment and the law.

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diagramming sentences

by peg

Oct 22, 2008

it is great for helping LD students learn the parts of speech and how they work in a sentence. I promise you there is relevance in diagramming or I wouldn't do it.

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a parent My child struggled with parts of speech until taught how to diagram sentences. It adds a visual component to something that is typically taught in a non-visual way. It made it more concrete.

I'm a fan of diagramming, too!

On 10/22/08, peg wrote: > it is great for helping LD students learn the parts of > speech and how they w...See More

Oct 22, 2008

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Guided Reading in Gr. 8

by Hans Schreirer

Oct 27, 2008

I want to hear from others teaching comprehension strategies to Gr. 8's. I have a class of gifted students who read adult level novels. They are at or above grade level. Teaching them and having them practice comprehension strategies has become just busy work. Any comments?

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Nyana Sims On 10/27/08, Hans Schreirer wrote: > I want to hear from others teaching comprehension strategies > to Gr. 8's. I have a class of gifted students who read adult > level novels. They are at or above grade level. Teaching > them and having them practice comprehension strategies has > become just busy work. Any comments? Have you tried ...See More

Nov 25, 2008

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How do you teach vivid verbs and specific nouns?

by 4th grade

Nov 4, 2008

I need some ideas on where to start.

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EllenG59 I'm a big believer in multiple intelligences, so I have my 4th graders act out the verbs so they can actually feel, see, and hear the differences between ran and raced, yelled and bellowed, is and exists, etc. The kids love this. As for nouns, I found the game "Password" or "Password Junion" (also Catch phrase) to be great tools to help the student...See More

Jul 3, 2009

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Ms. Sur you can put verbs on a card and have students find their pairs. Once they find their pairs, they can come up with more vivid verbs.

For Example Card 1- said Card 2- exclaimed Card 3- jump Card 4- hurdle

Mix up the cards and hand them out. Students will look for their synonym pairs and figure out which word is boring and which wo...See More

Dec 15, 2009

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Smartboard Ideas Lesson

by Tanya =^..^=

Nov 4, 2008

Hi,

I am trying to come up with a smartboard lesson for the IDEAS trait in the 6+1 Traits of Writing. Has anyone done one they would be willing to share? It is for Grade 3 but I will take anything!

Thanks!

Tanya

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mm Have you tried writingfix.com

On 11/04/08, Tanya =^..^= wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to come up with a smartboard lesson for the > IDEAS trait in the 6+1 Traits of Writing. Has anyone done > one they would be willing to share? It is for Grade 3 but > I will take anything! > > Thanks! > > Tanya

Apr 28, 2009

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Discouraged about 4th gr. writing benchmark scores

by momof2

Nov 13, 2008

I am extremely discourged and am looking for any and all help. My students just took their writing benchmark test today, and the composition scores were absolutely disappointing. I have been using a program that evidently is not working.

Looks like I am going to have to start at the beginning, but I have no idea where to begin. Plus, is i...See More

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momof2 On 11/13/08, question wrote: > On 11/13/08, momof2 wrote: >> I am extremely discourged and am looking for any and all >> help. My students just took their writing benchmark test >> today, and the composition scores were absolutely >> disappointing. I have been using a program that evidently >> is not working. >&g...See MoreOn 11/13/08, question wrote: > On 11/13/08, momof2 wrote: >> I am extremely discourged and am looking for any and all >> help. My students just took their writing benchmark test >> today, and the composition scores were absolutely >> disappointing. I have been using a program that evidently >> is not working. >> >> Looks like I am going to have to start at the beginning, >> but I have no idea where to begin. Plus, is it too late? >> >> FYI: I have never taught 4th grade before. > > What did you think of their writing just prior to taking the > test? How did it look to you? Kids can freeze on a test or > not understand the question. Did these results take you by > surprise? > > >> This is where I have failed. I can't really give you an answer about what I thought about their writing prior to today because they really haven't written a full-blown composition until now.

I have been using a program by a Texas teacher who taught 4th grade for 12 years and has increased many schools scores by his program. This program focuses the first 8 weeks on understanding how to prewrite and doing it effectively then working on each individual paragraph (intro, body, concl) along with incorporating ideas, voice, organization, etc. Week 9 focuses on putting a whole composition together. Because I only have 50 min. to 1 hr. to teach writing, I have yet to get to week 9. So I guess all in all, these results were to be expected.

In all honesty, I can see how this program can work. The gentleman who developed it taught in the southern tip of Texas where the majority of his students were ESL and econ. disad. students. Many of the schools who are using his program have gone from 4 fours to 24 fours in one year. But for some reason, I just can't figure out why this program isn't working for me and my students. Am I too anxious? I just don't want to try anything new with them since they have been doing his program for 13 weeks now.

I used the TAKS scoring rubric when I scored their compositions.

Is there any way to fix this problem? Can I still get them where they need to be before the test?

The district I am in has an exemplarary status, and I don't want to be the one who ruins it for the district.

I am extremely stressed to the point it is affecting me physically and mentally. I want writing to be fun and enjoyable for my students, but I don't know how when I don't feel like they have used what I have taught them thus far.

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Nov 13, 2008

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Sherman Don't feel bad. In my School 2 years ago only 5 kids passed out of 5 classrooms of 35 students. Are your kids language learners....... then if so be sure they Describe the Scene in detail including sound and sight, smell, etc. , Describe what others are doing and saying, Tell what they are doing and saying, What they are thinking, Use onomonopia, (...See More

Jan 23, 2009

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Lucy Calkins vs 6 Traits

by ShellyB

Nov 19, 2008

Went to an interview where I was asked if I had used the Lucy Calkins method. I've heard the name before, but most schools here use 6 Traits. I'm a bit confused by some of my research on the web. Questions: 1. Is Calkins the same as Writer's Workshop? 2. Does the Calkins method emphasize ONLY nonfiction/ "real life" writing? (If so, I'd have to dis...See More

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wow you posted this a lot On 11/19/08, ShellyB wrote: > Went to an interview where I was asked if I had used the > Lucy Calkins method. I've heard the name before, but most > schools here use 6 Traits. I'm a bit confused by some of > my research on the web. > Questions: > 1. Is Calkins the same as Writer's Workshop? > 2. Does the Calkins method emphasiz...See More

Dec 1, 2008

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Kim I don't know anything about 6 traits but I know quite a bit about Lucy Calkins. She works at Columbia University and her program is Writers' Workshop. In fact, the model started at Columbia Teachers' College but has morphed over the years. Lucy's program teaches many genres: small moment, fiction, poetry, personal essay, literary essay, writing to ...See More

Jun 5, 2009

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Building Sentences

by resource needed

Dec 4, 2008

I need a workbook or on-line resource to help a student learn to build more robust sentences that incorporate multiple pieces of information. His sentences are typically simple sentences with a few adjectives or simple sentences joined with a conjunction. He cannot seem to move past this point.

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paula How old is this child?

Have you ever tried the "Farmer in the Dell" chart used by GLAD?

Won't go into detail, until you respond, but might help.

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Mar 9, 2009

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resource needed Thank you for responding.

This is a high school student with a high IQ and an SLD in reading and written expression. Problems are visual processing problems,retrieval problems, and dysgraphia that is unaccommodated in the classroom.

On 3/09/09, paula wrote: > How old is this child? > > Have you ever tried the "Farmer in ...See More

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