Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for Middle School

by Ruth Culham

Overview

The traits have revolutionized the way writing is taught. And nobody knows the traits better than Ruth Culham, who has written over 25 books and conducted countless workshops for teachers of all grades. Now, Ruth turns her expert eye to middle school. The Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for Middle School contains classroom-tested materials developed just for teachers of grades 6-8. Brand-new scoring guides, scored sample papers, Think Abouts, warm-up exercises, focus lessons, and activities for each trait, organized by that trait’s key qualities, make it easy to assess writing and deliver targeted instruction. Includes printable reproducible forms!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545013635
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Series:	Theory and Practice (Scholastic)
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	126,079
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	11 - 13 Years

About the Author

Ruth Culham, Ed.D., a pioneering researcher of the Trait Model, is president of Culham Writing Company, which offers first-class workshops designed to help beginning and experienced teachers implement the model in K-12 classrooms. Prior to founding her company, Ruth was assessment program unit manager at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory and English Teacher of the Year in Montana, a highlight of her 19-year teaching career.