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Hello! I am going to teach writing to second grade next year. I have only taught 4th grade, so developmentally I"m a little uncertain of what they are capable of. Any suggestions or resources to use for 6 trait lesson plans I can use with 2nd grade.
trait kit? I teach a middle school resource room with beginning writers and was looking at purchasing one of the kits. Any advice would be great as to if it would be beneficial or not.
I am writing a paper for my teacher ed class about pros and cons of 6 traits. I am curious to hear from teachers what they think are some downfalls of the 6 trait system. Thoughts?
by ElemTeacher
Jul 29, 2009
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.
...See MoreI 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)
by Sherry Thompson
Aug 6, 2009
This is a great website for six traits. I hope everyone can find it useful! [link removed]
by NJ Teacher
Aug 11, 2009
Is there a particular order in which the traits should be taught? Our reading series begins with Voice, but I would think Ideas should come first.
Also, if anyone is familiar with "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" by Mark Teague...which trait would best fit with this book?
Our school mandated the use of 6+1 about 5 years ago. Every teacher in the school, regardless of subject, has been trained on it. We are supposed to be using it with all writing.
I noticed it was odd that many of the kids didn't know much, if anything, about 6+1 by the time they got to me in 8th grade, which I thought was odd.
I r...See MoreOur school mandated the use of 6+1 about 5 years ago. Every teacher in the school, regardless of subject, has been trained on it. We are supposed to be using it with all writing.
I noticed it was odd that many of the kids didn't know much, if anything, about 6+1 by the time they got to me in 8th grade, which I thought was odd.
I recently found out that one teacher has been teaching 4 square writing for a few years now. She has gotten a few other teachers to follow her and they are going to training on it next month.
I'm not really familiar with 4 square. My question is: Does it compete with 6+1? I am not in love with 6+1. If the teachers want to go a different direction, I'll adopt 4 square. I just think we all need to be consistent with what we teach. If I get kids that have had 4 square for 3 or 4 years and I'm expecting them to know 6+1 it doesn't work very well.
I wanted some information on the similarities/differences between 6+1 and 4 square before I approach these teachers to discuss.
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On 6/29/09, Esther wrote: > Hello! I am going to teach writing to second grade next > year. I have only taught 4th grade, so developmenta...See More