More than 150 annotations, organized by trait of new and classic books that will delight young students and inspire powerful writing ???? The ultimate list of children's books for trait-based teaching ???? Great books and lessons for the writing traits classroom ???? Step-by-step, teacher-tested lessons for the writing traits classroom ???? Features 18 step-by-step, trait-focused lessons based on specific books
Ruth Culham, Ed.D., is the president of the Culham Writing Company and former Unit Manager of the Assessment Program at Education Northwest in Portland, Oregon. She is the recognized expert in the traits of writing field and author of many professional resources published by Scholastic, including 6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide, Grades 3 and Up; 6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for the Primary Grades; and Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for Middle School, winner of the 2011 Teacher's Choice award.