Strategies for teaching the 6 Traits of Writing
Ideas | Organization | Voice | Word Choice | Sentence Fluency | Conventions
Trait of Organization
Step 3: Sort related information.
Capture details on paper and in a “container.”
Identify ways that details could be the same or similar
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Kindergartners learn three ways to organize information
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Eighth graders sort the pros/cons of genetic engineering
Anchor Chart | List of Research | Sort Activity
Bring together steps 1 -3.
1. Identify a topic you know a lot about.
2. List many specific details/examples about that topic.
3. Physically sort the details into logical groupings.
Step 6: Organize throughout the writing process.
Wean students off of blackline master organizers.
In lieu of teacher-provided tools, students create their own graphic organizers
