Daily 6-Trait Writing Grade 8

Nội dung sách Daily 6-Trait Writing Grade 8

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

Unit 1: Ideas
Week 1:             Focusing Your Topic
Week 2:             Supporting the Main Idea
Week 3:             Developing Story Elements
Week 4:             Maintaining Your Focus
Week 5:             Writing from Experience

Unit 2: Organization
Week 1:             Organizing Information Logically
Week 2:             Connecting Details
Week 3:             Deciding on the Organization
Week 4:             Writing an Effective Introduction
Week 5:             Writing Effective Conclusions

Unit 3: Word Choice
Week 1:             Communicating Clearly
Week 2:             Writing About Action
Week 3:             Using Figurative Language
Week 4:             Avoiding Overused Language
Week 5:             Writing for the Topic and the Audience

Unit 4: Sentence Fluency
Week 1:             Creating a Purposeful Rhythm
Week 2:             Varying Sentence Structure and Length
Week 3:             Fluency in Poetry
Week 4:             Using Quotations
Week 5:             Writing a Smooth Paragraph

Unit 5: Voice
Week 1:             Using Your Own Voice
Week 2:             Writing from Different Points of View
Week 3:             Making a Story Engaging
Week 4:             Using the Right Voice for the Purpose
Week 5:             Connecting with Your Readers