Course: 6 Traits Writing
Description
Writing requires our students to focus on much more than just structure/ organization. Using the 6 traits writing rubric for both scoring and teaching will help students develop the necessary skills to compose engaging pieces of writing.
Covered Topics
Knowledge
Writing requires our students to focus on much more than just structure/ organization. Using the 6 traits writing rubric for both scoring and teaching will help students develop the necessary skills to compose engaging pieces of writing.
Covered Topics
- Using the 6 traits rubric for scoring writing
- Teaching each of the 6 writing traits
- Differentiating instruction
Knowledge
- Teachers understand that using the 6 traits writing rubric is a best practice in writing instruction and scoring.
- Teachers are able to plan instruction for writing based on the expectations of the 6 traits rubric.
- Good writing is more than just good organization and proper grammar. It is imperative that we teach our students about engaging ideas, style and voice, word choice, and fluency in writing.