[mein10]

Please list your favorite resources for teaching the traits. This can include books, rubrics, and even brief lessons. Have fun!

[happycat]

6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide by Ruth Culham (the blue cover is for grades 3 and up, the yellow cover is for primary grades--the blue one is how I got started in teaching the traits, but now I also have and use the yellow one)

Picture Books from NWREL

Creating Young Writers by Spandel

[n2n2n2n]

I also like the Scholastic orange covered book -- 6 Traits Lessons for Grade 2 -4.

Wee Can Write is also a good resource.

Oh -- I almost forgot --- I also got to spend an entire day at a workshop with Ruth Culham. There were about 40 of us there. It was great. She is so approachable.

[lynnylubner]

Ruth Cullaum has units for third, fourth, and fifth grade. They come with a picture book for each trait, and lessons to go with the picture book and reproducibles.
Also, it has another book, somthing along the lines of , using picture books to teach the traits.
My school bought it from Scholastic. It was $125.
I've enjoyed it so far!

[mein10]

Lynny I have never seen these units! I am going to look them up. Who is the publisher?