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Conduct a writer’s workshop

Build writers who can write about texts and topics.

Synchronize reading and writing skills to feed write-about-reading expectations.

Juggle reader & writer workshops in 50 minutes.

Execute the 3 parts of a writer’s workshop.

Create a curriculum of mini-units.

Create a curriculum of mini-units
that spirals through the modes of writing.

Connect modes of writing to author’s purpose.

Within each new spiraled mini-unit, assign a different genre.

End writing units with
a from-scratch product.

Spiral through the traits all year long.

Find trait-based
mini-lessons in the
3-12 Launch book.

The Ultimate Guide to
the Six Traits of Writing

What do you teach after
introducing the Six Traits of Writing?

Recognize the essential skills per mode.

Teach skills for older writers.

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Teach the same skills for early writers (special education, multilingual learners, etc.).

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