Six Traits Writing Assessment


A Site For Teachers Using Six Traits in the Classroom

This is not the official site for Six Traits.
That can be found at Education Northwest.

Reading Lady has 6 traits posters in .pdf and Word documents.

6 Traits Listserv Archive Digests


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Last updated March, 2011

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K-2 Rubric

Standard Rubric

Strategies for Teaching the Traits

Synonyms for Said

Synonyms for Asked

Adjectives for the 5 Senses

Strategies for Teaching Any Trait

10 Reasons to Read Aloud

Story Souvenirs

Course Outline

Books to Help Teach the Traits

Mini-Lessons to Help Teach the Traits

Primary Anchor Papers

Spelling Strategy Chart

Book Reviews

  • Poetry Project, 2011
  • Ted Scheu's Poetry Site
    Ted came to my classroom as a visiting artist, and what a wonderful time my students had with him. He pulled terrific poetry from them, and you can find great suggestions for teachers on his site, as well as some darned funny poems to share with your students.


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