Asking Questions

Nov 4, 2009 by

Writing Trait/Strategy: Adding details; organization Description: Some young writers have difficulty clearly conveying their message...

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Planning Sheets

Nov 4, 2009 by

Writing Trait/Strategy: Adding details; organization Mentor Text Suggestions: Your own modeled writing—see description below The...

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Show Don’t Tell

Nov 4, 2009 by

Writing Trait/Strategy: Ways with words; creating mind pictures for the reader Mentor Text Suggestions: Night Noises by Mem...

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Memories

Oct 22, 2009 by

Writing Trait/Strategy: Where authors get ideas; ideas trait Mentor Text Suggestions: Wildfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox...

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Sharpening the Focus

Oct 20, 2009 by

Writing Trait/Strategy: Ideas Trait Mentor Text Suggestions: A Writer’s Notebook by Ralph Fletcher My Father’s Hands by Joanne...

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