On this page I will be putting up resources for 6+1 writing. At the bottom of the page you will find attachments to some of the writing resources my students have in their writing binders. These are pdf files so you will need Adobe Reader to view them.
Links for 6+1 Resources, Rubrics
and Lesson Plans
South Dakota's 6+1 Traits of Writing Website
The Writing Fix - This is an awesome site filled with tons of resources and lesson plan ideas for teaching writing at every grade.
Picture books to use when teaching IDEAS:
A Day’s Work by Eve Bunting
A Quiet Place by Douglas Wood
Fox by Margaret Wild
How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague
Lest We Forget by Thelma Maia Thomas
Players in Pigtails by Lisa Ray Fraustino
The Secret Knowledge of Grownups by David Wisnieswski
The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth
Through the Cracks by Caroly Sollman
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
Picture books to use for teaching ORGANIZATION:
City by Numbers by Stephen T. Johnson
Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin
Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teague
Re-Zoom by Istvan Banyai
Rocks in His Head by Carol Otis Hurst
Diary of a Worm
Pictures books to use for teaching VOICE:
Blood and Gore by Vicki Cobbs
Edward and the Pirates
The Spider and the Fly by Tony Diterlizzi
We the Kids: A Preamble to the Constitution by David Catrow
Picture books to use for teaching WORD CHOICE:
Bullfrog Pops by Rick Walton
Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack
Brave Potatoes by Toby Speed
Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini
Ms. Alanius
Picture books to use for teaching SENTENCE FLUENCY:
Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies
Tough Cookie by David Wisnieswki
Two Cool Cows by Toby Speed
Picture books to use for teaching CONVENTIONS:
Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver