Daily 6 Trait Writing Gr 7

Daily 6-Trait Writing gives your seventh graders scaffolded, focused writing practice.  The weekly units present a writing skill on Day 1, and writing activities progress in difficulty until students apply what they’ve learned to a writing prompt on Day 5. It is easy to use and offers you the flexibility to teach weekly units in consecutive order or to pick and choose lessons to meet student needs.
 
25 weeks of instruction cover the following trait-based writing skills. The sixth trait, Conventions (following the rules of writing), is taught through all lessons.
 
Trait #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

Trait #2 – Organization

• Week 1: Organizing Information Logically
• Week 2: Connecting Details
• Week 3: Deciding on the Organization
• Week 4: Writing an Effective Lead
• Week 5: Writing an Effective Conclusion

Trait #3 – Word Choice

• Week 1: Communicating Clearly
• Week 2: Writing About Action
• Week 3: Using Figurative Language
• Week 4: Choosing the Right Words
• Week 5: Writing for the Topic and the Audience

Trait # 4 – Sentence Fluency

• Week 1: Making Your Writing Flow
• Week 2: Varying Sentence Structure and Length
• Week 3: Writing Dialogue
• Week 4: Working Quotations into the Text
• Week 5: Writing a Smooth Paragraph

Trait # 5 – Voice

• Week 1: Identifying the Writing Voice
• Week 2: Writing from Different Points of View
• Week 3: Using Your Own Voice
• Week 4: Using the Right Voice for the Purpose
• Week 5: Connecting with Your Readers