Culham, Ruth

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Picture books :an annotated bibliography

Submitted by khenkes on Mon, 11/20/2017 - 09:49

The best books for children aren't written for kids, they're written for adults, to charm and astonish us, to prickle the hairs on the back of our necks, so kids will sense our delight and will want to become readers themselves.

Picture books

Submitted by khenkes on Thu, 11/09/2017 - 13:25

Presents an annotated bibliography of children's picture books, grouped according to the traits of the "Six-Trait Writing" analytical assessment model, including ideas and content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions, and features a selection of teaching activities and lessons.

Writing to prompts in the trait-based classroom

content areas : prompts that provide all the elements students need to start writing: a role, audience, format, topic, and strong verb (R.A.F.T.S.)
  • Culham, Ruth
2003
The R.A.F.T.S. technique provides students with the baseline information they need to focus their writing: a Role from which to write, an Audience to address, a Format in which to write, a Topic about which to write and a Strong verb that suggests the purpose of the writing.

6 + 1 traits of writing

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

Describes six traits of good writing in any genre, including ideas, organizations, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation, and offers advice for teachers on how to assess student writing using the 6 + 1 TRAIT model. Includes scoring guides, sample student papers, and focus lessons and activities for each trait.

The trait crate

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

6 + 1 traits of writing

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

Picture Books

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

The writing thief

using mentor texts to teach the craft of writing
  • Culham, Ruth
2014
Presents ninety mentor texts and activities that teach writing across informational, narative, and argument styles.

Using benchmark papers to teach writing with the traits

  • Culham, Ruth
2009
Explains a trait-based teaching strategy to help students in third through fifth grade improve their writing skills, providing examples of student writing, group model lessons, instructions for interactive whiteboard activities, and tips for conferences. Includes a CD-ROM with interactive PDFs.

Getting started with the traits

writing lessons, activities, scoring guides, and more for successfully launching trait-based instruction in your classroom
  • Culham, Ruth
2009
Provides an explanation of the trait model writing program, and includes assessment tools and teaching materials, including forty-eight activities with reproducible pages and twenty-four lesson plans.

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