Archive for the ‘six traits of writing’ Category
*Picture book, contemporary, for preschoolers through second graders *Young girl as main character *Rating: I loved this book, Someday by Eileen Spinelli. It’s clever and cute and full of imagination. Illustrations by Rosie Winstead are also super cute, as you can tell by the cover! Short, short summary: The pages in this picture book alternate [...]
May 2, 2013 in Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing, six traits of writing, Spinelli Eileen, Writing Skills
Tags: career day, Eileen Spinelli, picture books about careers, picture books for girls, six plus one traits of writing | 3 Comments »
This originally appeared on a great blog by Anne E. Johnson, JESTER HARLEY’S MANUSCRIPT PAGE, where she reveals her own writing as well as highlights several fiction authors in all genres! Check it out here: http://anneejohnson.blogspot.com/ When I do school visits, I often talk to students about “potato ideas.” These are ideas that are not [...]
April 24, 2013 in Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, six traits of writing, Writing Skills
Tags: Finding My Place, historical fiction novels, potato ideas, six plus one traits of writing, writing for children | 3 Comments »
**Humorous picture book about homophones for preschoolers through third graders (although adults will learn something here!) **Dear deer and Aunt Ant as main characters **Rating: I think a book like this is the type of material we should use to teach children, teenagers, and adults the English conventions. Gene Barretta’s book is funny and meaningful [...]
March 21, 2013 in Barretta Gene, Elementary Educators, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing, six traits of writing, Writing Skills
Tags: conventions, Editing lessons, silly picture books, six plus one traits of writing | 2 Comments »
*Humorous picture book for preschool to 2nd grade *Little boy as the main character *Rating: Sophie’s Fish is everything a picture book should be. It’s kid-centered and focuses on their imagination and comprehension of problems. It also has a great twist at the end! I love this book and would recommend it to anyone. Short, [...]
March 11, 2013 in Cannon A. E., Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Making Predictions, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Prediction Skills, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, six traits of writing
Tags: books about pets, silly picture books, six plus one traits of writing | 4 Comments »
*Picture book for preschoolers through 2nd graders *Two dogs as the main characters *Rating: I have been a fan of Marla Frazee since I discovered Clementine by Sara Pennypacker (with illustrations by Marla). I was excited to read a book she wrote and illustrated and about animals–which my daughter loves. Super cute book! Short, short [...]
March 4, 2013 in Elementary Educators, Frazee Marla, Making Personal Connections, Picture Book, Reading Skills, six traits of writing
Tags: picture books about dogs, problem solving, silly picture books | No Comments »
Continuing with my Wednesday 6 +1 traits of writing lessons to go with my book, Finding My Place, today I’m going to talk about a lesson in sentence fluency, using Finding My Place. One of the writing skills you teach with sentence fluency is having sentences of different lengths that start with different words when [...]
February 27, 2013 in Book Club Possibility, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, six traits of writing
Tags: 6 +1 traits of writing, Finding My Place, Sentence fluency | No Comments »
Here’s a simple word choice lesson you can do with kids while reading FINDING MY PLACE: ONE GIRL’S STRENGTH AT VICKSBURG or really any historical fiction book. Word choice is one of the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing. One thing about the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing that I love is that these [...]
February 20, 2013 in Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, six traits of writing
Tags: 6 +1 traits of writing, Finding My Place, word choice | 2 Comments »
Today, I have a few things to share with you about Finding My Place: One Girl’s Strength at Vicksburg: a story about my recent “book tour” , a story from someone who bought the book, and a quick lesson on VOICE, one of the 6 + 1 traits of writing–so let’s go! Going On a [...]
February 13, 2013 in Book Club Possibility, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Reading Skills, six traits of writing
Tags: 6 + 1 traits, book tour, Finding My Place, speaking engagements, voice lessons | 6 Comments »
This is a book I am EXTREMELY excited to tell you about for several reasons. . . I helped to edit this book in its beginning stages in 2009, as part of my Editor 911 business. It is a terrific HISTORICAL FICTION book for upper middle grade/tween/younger YA audience by a delightful author. Ice Cube [...]
February 11, 2013 in Barker Ethel, Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Journal Writing, Making Book to Book Comparisons, Making Predictions, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Reading Skills, six traits of writing
Tags: Book Club Possibility, books that teach voice, Editor 911, six plus one traits of writing | No Comments »
I am currently creating a short guide (PDF or Word) that shows how you can use my book, Finding My Place: One Girl’s Strength at Vicksburg (ages 9 to 12) in 6 + 1 Traits of Writing lessons. The guide will be free for the teachers at any workshops I do at schools and if [...]
February 6, 2013 in Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Journal Writing, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, six traits of writing, Writing Skills
Tags: brainstorming, Finding My Place, idea trait, prewriting, six plus one traits of writing | No Comments »