Here you will find some resources to help support you in your implementation of 6 Traits in your classroom.

Use the "Slinky Test" to get students to start thinking about sentence length and variety.
This resource provides a video to explain the strategy and a number of supports to help you teach students when to use sentences of varied length to improve their writing.

This resource includes 5 videos for each of 5 weeks to assist students in developing writing trait skills in the following areas:
-Ideas
-Organization
-Word Choice
-Sentence Fluency
-Voice
**Please note: Conventions is embedded throughout

The resource offers video lessons on the four of the writing traits at the grade 4 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 4, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks. The traits covered include: - ideas - organization - sentence fluency - word choice

The resource offers multiple video lessons for each of the writing traits at the grade 5 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 5, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks.
The traits include:
- ideas
- organization
- voice
- word choice
- sentence fluency
- conventions and presentation are embedded throughout the unit lessons

This resource includes 5 videos for each of 5 weeks to assist students in developing writing trait skills in the following areas: -Ideas -Organization -Word Choice -Sentence Fluency -Voice **Please note: Conventions is embedded throughout.

This resource provides seven rubrics - one for each of the 6+1 Traits of Writing: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, and Presentation. The rubrics contain both a description of what would be expected to earn that mark, as well as a student sample.

A systematic approach to teaching writing in grades 1-3.  This includes many links and information about the curriculum at a glance, required products, and identified skills.  It also contains the Writing Revolution scope and sequences.  This shows scope and sequence for these early years as well as gives you a list of resources for your classroom.  

A systematic approach to teaching writing in Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-9.Includes: Curriculum at a glanceRequired productsIdentified skills requiredConnection to brain pockets (memory, fact, imagination)Assessment optionsA toolbox of strategies & resources 

"If you want to learn about the Six Traits of Writing, you’ve come to the right place! For more than a decade, we’ve been helping educators build stronger writers with the Six Traits. In this guide, you’ll find a comprehensive overview of the Six Traits of Writing with suggestions for implementation in your own classroom."

*Learn about the 6 Traits
*Get Started
*Spiral through lessons & units
*Provide feedback
*Build Rubrics
*Research behind the traits
*Implement school-wide

6 + 1 Writing Traits
Each of the following traits is explained and a 4 point rubric is provided.
Ideas, Organization, Voice , Word Choice , Sentence, Fluency, Conventions, Presentation

This resource helps students and teachers reflect on the 6 writing traits.  It is a one to four level rubric depicting what the six writing traits look like at each level.  It can be used to assess, self-reflect and assess, goal set, peer assess, Etc..