Thanks to all of you who responded with suggestions for books to go along
with the 6 traits of writing. I got many responses and hope that I've
included them all here.
Anne Timbs
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Would Robin Pulver's "Mrs. Toggle's Zipper" work? In that book the
children use "thing-a-ma-jig" for __________ now I can't think of the
right word that is the real word for the thing-a-ma-jig that pulls
the zipper up and down. :>)
Trait of Word Choice
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I have a number of six traits books tagged in the collection at the
library I just left. Go to:
http://bruin.brittan.sancarlos.k12.ca.us/classrooms/library/library.html
Click on Books to get to the OPAC. Switch to Boolean, put the drop down
menu to Curriculum Codes, then type in the trait you want. We don't
have any books for Presentation - when we purchased our Six Traits
books there were actually only six!!
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There is an easy way to access pre-made lists through Follett's Titlewave
program.
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http://www.wiredinstructor.net/TraitsLinks.html
http://www.dsdk12.net/~lnull/
http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/curriculum/6_traits/resourcetrade.html
These are several sites I've used for Six Traits.
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This is not a picture book but a chapter book but I thought I would mention
it anyway, Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry is a story filled with how to be
a good storyteller/writer.
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Here is a handout I put together several years ago for my
staff. It came from LM_NET at the time! You might need to check to be
sure the links are still working. Good luck! Donna Reidhead
Resources that list books that are correlated with the 6 trait writing
program:
Picture Books; an annotated bibliography with activities for
teaching 6 trait writing, 5th ed., by Ruth Culham, c1998.
(This is by far my teachers' favorite!)
A web site with a bibliography: http://geocities.com/oberry1790/
narrativebibliography.htm
Other web sites with information about 6 trait writing: (arranged in
no particular order)
http://www.kent.wednet.edu/staff/ljancola/6trait/6-trait.html
6 + 1 traits of writing
http://www.nwren.org/eval/writing
History of the 6 + 1 traits of writing
http://www.nwrel.org/eval/writing/history.html
Six trait writing assessment model
http://www.writing-edu.com/newsletter/6.htm
6 trait rubrics
http://wwwsms.bham.wednet.edu/cur/6trait2.htm
Six Traits on the Internet
http://www.lesd,k12.az.us/PV/specials/media/sixtraits.htm
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How about these books for voice:
1)Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Dog Obedience School
2)the Alexander books by Judith Viorst(Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,
No Good, Very Bad Day, Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, and
Alexander Who's (You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Not Going to Move
3)The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (Jon Sciezka)
4)The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (David Wiesner)
5)On the Newbery side, the winner from this year tells the story from three
different points of view/voice: Despereaux, Being the Tale of a Mouse, Some
Soup, and a Spool of Thread---(I think that is the title!)
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see if this site helps:
http://www.6traits.cyberspaces.net/books.html
Books for Teaching the 6 Traits
or this one:
http://www.geocities.com/oberry1790/index.html
Picture Books for Teaching Narrative Writing
scroll down to see books connected with the traits.
http://www.asd5.org/asd/6trait/traits/books.html
Books to Identify Traits
http://www.newlisbon.k12.wi.us/writeweb/books.htm
Books for Traits
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There is actually a book published that is designed to do just what you
are asking. I have a copy, but I can not find it at the moment (I'm
moving from one school district to another - lots of materials in
boxes). The copy that I have is several years old and there may be an
update. The title is something like "Picture Books for Six Trait
Writing".
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Northwest Regional Educational Lab (NWREL) in Portland has just released a
new edition of
their Picture Book resource.
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for information on how to order, PICTURE BOOKS: An Annotated Bibliography.
It is a valuable resource for when teachers ask for titles. And includes
connections
activities for teaching the 6+ Writing Traits.
Anne M. Timbs
Library Media Specialist
Roan Creek Elementary
Mountain City, TN
timbsa@k12tn.net
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