Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 3

by Evan-Moor Corporation

Overview

Give your third-graders the fun and focused writing practice they need to become strong and successful writers! The 125 engaging, 10- to 15-minute lessons support any writing program.

25 weeks of instruction cover the following trait-based writing skills:

Ideas
Week 1: Choosing a Strong Idea
Week 2: Writing a Topic Sentence
Week 3: Using the 5 Ws to Add Details
Week 4: Choosing Strong Details
Week 5: Sticking to Your Topic

Organization
Week 1: Beginning, Middle, and End
Week 2: Putting Things in the Right Order
Week 3: Grouping Together Ideas and Details
Week 4: Grouping by How Things Are Alike or Different
Week 5: Choosing Which Way to Organize Your Writing

Word Choice
Week 1: Choosing Strong Verbs and Adverbs
Week 2: Choosing Colorful Adjectives
Week 3: Telling Exactly Who or What
Week 4: Using Similes and Metaphors
Week 5: Getting the Reader's Attention

Sentence Fluency
Week 1: Varying Your Sentences
Week 2: Combining Sentences
Week 3: Revising Run-on and Rambling Sentences
Week 4: More Ways to Combine Sentences
Week 5: Writing a Smooth Paragraph

Voice
Week 1: Examining Different Writing Styles
Week 2: Using Formal and Informal Language
Week 3: Creating a Mood
Week 4: Writing from Different Points of View
Week 5: Developing Your Own Voice

This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only.

About Evan-Moor
A leader in PreK–8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596732971
Publisher:	Evan-Moor Corporation
Publication date:	09/01/2008
Series:	Daily 6-Trait Writing
Edition description:	Teacher's Edition
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	673,329
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	8 - 9 Years

About the Author

Evan-Moor has been providing high-quality, creative, and engaging PreK–8 educational resources for teachers and parents since 1979. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by providing teachers and parents with the resources they need to cultivate a love of teaching and learning. Our award-winning content is created by highly experienced educators, aligned with the most current standards, and available across the curriculum.