Evan-Moor Daily 6-Trait Writing, Grade 8 Teacher Edition

Give your eighth graders scaffolded, focused writing practice with Daily 6-Trait Writing!Each of the 25 weekly units provides trait-based writing practice in concise activities that cover the essential traits of strong writing: ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, and conventions. 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.Daily 6-Trait Writing 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:Unit 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 ExperienceUnit 2: Organization Week 1: Organizing Information Logically Week 2: Connecting Details Week 3: Deciding on the Organization Week 4: Writing an Effective Introduction Week 5: Writing Effective ConclusionsUnit 3: Word Choice Week 1: Communicating Clearly Week 2: Writing About Action Week 3: Using Figurative Language Week 4: Avoiding Overused Language Week 5: Writing for the Topic and the AudienceUnit 4: Sentence Fluency Week 1: Creating a Purposeful Rhythm Week 2: Varying Sentence Structure and Length Week 3: Fluency in Poetry Week 4: Using Quotations Week 5: Writing a Smooth ParagraphUnit 5: Voice Week 1: Using Your Own Voice Week 2: Writing from Different Points of View Week 3: Making a Story Engaging Week 4: Using the Right Voice for the Purpose Week 5: Connecting with Your ReadersThis resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only.About Evan-Moor Educational PublishersIgniting young minds to help every child learn and succeed! Evan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK - 8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor's award-winning resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children's hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential. Read more