Writing



To get students ready to write I will need to create an atmosphere where there is no threat of ridicule. I don't want any of my students to feel fearful of what their fellow classmates might do or say when they start to express themselves. I want to give my students a chance to think about writing. I want the ideas to be theirs. It needs to come from their insights. Let them reflect on their ideas and to think about what they have written. Does it make sense? What needs to be rewritten?

We want to be able to help our students to become more perceptive and proficient in their writing. We want them to have enough time to react to ideas that we introduce to them and to think about the new ideas and finally to formulate their own ideas. How do we teach our students these writing traits? Here are some ideas.

Ideas and Content - the main message Organization- the structure Voice- tone of author Word Choice- vocabulary used Sentence Fluency- the flow of writing Conventions- the mechanics of writing Presentation- How it looks
 * __6+1 Writing Traits__**

Here is a great website that defines the above writing traits []

Here is a great website with just a load of ideas for teaching writing []

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I will be teaching literature so these are all based on us reading a story from our text book.
 * __Ideas for Writing Tools to Help Support the Six Writing Traits __**

The Big Scoop

Sketching Someone

Writing for an Audience

Comparing Myself to a Character

Writing Assessment

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