Writing

=All students will improve **writing** across the curriculum.=

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= Classroom Interventions: = 5 Step Writing Process:

6+1 Writing Traits:
 * Pre-write, draft, edit, revise, and publish


 * Ideas, Organization, and Conventions

=New Professional Development Resources Available in the Information Center:=

=Links:= [|www.writingfix.com] Resources for understanding and teaching 6 Traits Writing. Has wonderful lesson plans and on-line games to teach the traits ReadWriteThink: Excellent collection of reading and writing lessons from the National Council of Teachers of English []

Six Traits Writing Assessment []

Explains 6 Traits Writing, the teacher as a writing coach, and do's and don'ts of writing. []

Ginny Hoover is a 6 Traits consultant with a wonderful link to 6 Trait Writing. [] [|http://www.nwrel.org] Official web site for 6+1 Trait Writing. [|www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com] Wonderful ideas with a link to the Writing Process

[|www.cybersaces.net/6traits/] Book list, strategies, and mini-lessons for teaching 6 Traits [|www.ade.state.az.us/standards/AIMS/SampleTests/6trait/] Sample of students writing and scoring [] Fun on-line games to teach word choice and conventions [] General 6 Traits and Writing links [] Explains 6 Trait Writing and offers lesson plans, especially for on-line [] Provides an on-line lab, posters, teacher links, student links, examples of writing, and activities