Culham, Ruth.

Inside the writing traits classroom : K-2 lessons on DVD / Ruth Culham. - New York : Scholastic, c2008. - 48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD in pocket. - Theory and practice in action .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 37).

Some background on the teachers -- Some background on the traits of writing -- Concluding thought -- Lesson 1, ideas: using the writer's notebook -- Lesson 2, organization: discovering the logical order -- Lesson 3, voice: recognizing voice -- Lesson 4, word choice: choosing "fancy" words -- Lesson 5, sentence fluency: becoming fluent with poetry -- Lesson 6, presentation: "getting Cinderella ready for the ball" -- Lesson 7, conventions: working with end punctuation -- Professional resources cited -- Children's books cited -- Key qualities of each trait -- Scoring guides for each trait.

ISBN: 0545046394 9780545046398

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language
English language
Anglais (Langue)

LC Class. No.: LB1140.5.L3 / C86 2008