Writing

=SIX-TRAIT POSTERS:=
 * __Commercially Made Posters:__**
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Commercial Posters (17).pdf|Commercial Posters (17).pdf]]

__**Six-Traits Combined with The Writing Process Poster:**__
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Writing Process & Traits Poster.pdf|Writing Process & Traits Poster.pdf]]

__**Six-Trait Posters Without Any Pictures:**__ (an Ideas poster will be added here soon)
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Organization (plain).pdf|Organization (plain).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Voice (plain).pdf|Voice (plain).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Word Choice (plain).pdf|Word Choice (plain).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Sentence Fluency (plain).pdf|Sentence Fluency (plain).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Conventions (plain).pdf|Conventions (plain).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Editing Symbols.pdf|Editing Symbols.pdf]]

__**Six-Trait Posters With Pictures:**__
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Ideas (picture).pdf|Ideas (picture).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Organization (picture).pdf|Organization (picture).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Voice (picture).pdf|Voice (picture).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Word Choice (picture).pdf|Word Choice (picture).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Sentence Fluency (picture).pdf|Sentence Fluency (picture).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Conventions (picture.).pdf|Conventions (picture.).pdf]]

=SIX-TRAIT RUBRICS:=
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/GIPS K-2 Writing Rubric.pdf|GIPS K-2 Writing Rubric.pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/GIPS 3-12 Writing Rubric.pdf|GIPS 3-12 Writing Rubric.pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/6-trait rubric for younger students (I,O,V).pdf|6-trait rubric for younger students (I,O,V).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/6-trait rubric for younger students (WC,SF,C).pdf|6-trait rubric for younger students (WC,SF,C).pdf]]

=SIX-TRAIT PLANNING:=
 * 6-trait Planning Form
 * 6-trait Planning Form Sample

=SIX-TRAIT LESSONS:=
 * 6-Trait/Basic Writing Refresher
 * 6-Trait Writing Primary Focus Grades K-2
 * Mini-Lesson Ideas for the Six Traits of Writing
 * Lesson Ideas for the 6 Traits of Writing

=USING STUDENT-FRIENDLY RUBRICS:=
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Process for Using Rubrics with Students.pdf.pdf|Process for Using Rubrics with Students.pdf.pdf]]

=SIX-TRAIT BIBLIOGRAPHY:=
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Bibliography (WP).pdf|Bibliography (WP).pdf]]

=TROUBLE-SHOOTING GUIDE FOR SIX-TRAIT WRITING INSTRUCTION:=
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Troubleshooting - Ideas.cwk (WP).pdf|Troubleshooting - Ideas.cwk (WP).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Troubleshooting - Org..cwk (WP).pdf|Troubleshooting - Org..cwk (WP).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Troubleshooting - S.F.cwk (WP).pdf|Troubleshooting - S.F.cwk (WP).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Troubleshooting - Voice.cwk (WP).pdf|Troubleshooting - Voice.cwk (WP).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Troubleshooting-Conv..cwk (WP).pdf|Troubleshooting-Conv..cwk (WP).pdf]]
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Troubleshooting-Word Choice.cwk (WP).pdf|Troubleshooting-Word Choice.cwk (WP).pdf]]

=POSSIBLE WRITING COMMENTS TO USE ON STUDENT PAPERS:=
 * [[file:esu6-readingnews/Writing Comments.pdf|Writing Comments.pdf]]

=MODES OF WRITING:=
 * Characteristics of Personal Narrative
 * Characteristics of Descriptive Essay
 * Characteristics of Persuasive Essay

=TEXT-DEPENDENT ANALYSIS (TDA) WRITING:=
 * Dr. Anita Archer's Writing Frames
 * Dr. Anita Archer's NE Writing Standards Resources (includes:)
 * Standards Reorganized by Writing Process
 * NE TDA Rubric
 * Writer's Checklist for TDA
 * Writing Process
 * TDA Think Sheet
 * Sentence Starters for Citing Evidence
 * [|Tackling TDA Questions]
 * [|TDA Bookmark]
 * [|Recipe for Delicious TDA’s]
 * TDA Graphic Organizers
 * [|5 W’s]
 * [|Analyzing Characters]
 * [|Cause & Effect]
 * [|Cause & Effect Circles]
 * [|Cause & Effect Events]
 * [|Examining Character Decisions]
 * [|Exploring Relationships Between Characters]
 * [|Character Traits]
 * [|Noticing Language and What it Reveals about Characters]
 * [|Common Core Constructed Response Organizer]
 * [|Comparison Best]
 * [|Describing a Person]
 * [|Fact & Opinion]
 * [|Framed Paragraphs]
 * [|Comparing Versions of Folktales]
 * [|Describing a Place]
 * [|Affective Organizer]
 * [|Chain]
 * [|Supportive Thinking]
 * [|Blank Organizers]
 * [|Persuasion]
 * [|Problem]
 * [|Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers]
 * [|Sensory Image]
 * [|My Response & Evidence from the Text]
 * [|2 Column Question & Answer]

=WRITER'S WORKSHOP:=
 * Overview of Writer's Workshop
 * Components of Writer's Workshop

=ON-DEMAND & ASSESSMENT WRITING:=
 * 2-3 Ten Tips to Teach On-Demand
 * 4-5 On-Demand Timing Guide Reading Passage Graphic Organizer and Writing Prompt

=HELPFUL WEBSITES:= https://sixtraitgurus.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/vision-and-revision-the-6-traits-and-the-common-core/ http://www.education.ne.gov/Assessment/NeSA_Writing.htm - NDE's Writing Assessment Info http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/ - teaching the traits, process, and genres of writing http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/writing/ten-tips-to-teach-on-demand-writing/ - On-Demand Writing Info http://educationnorthwest.org/traits - 6-Trait Instruction http://busyteacherscafe.com/literacy/writing_workshop.html - Writing Workshop Information http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/ - Graphic Organizers

=BOOK RESOURCES:= //What a Writer Needs// by Ralph Fletcher http://www.amazon.com/What-Writer-Needs-Ralph-Fletcher/dp/0435087347

Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide by Ralph Fletcher http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Workshop-Essential-Ralph-Fletcher/dp/0325003629/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349364648&sr=1-2&keywords=writer%27s+workshop

//When Writing Workshop Isn't Working: Answers to Ten Tough Questions, Grades 2-5// by Mark Overmeyer http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_21/175-8743716-2060103?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=when+writing+workshop+isn%27t+working&sprefix=when+writing+workshop%2Cstripbooks%2C287