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Six Traits Writing Lesson Plan By: Katie McPhearson Date: February 16 th & 17 th 2012 School: Mineral Point Elementary School Students: This lesson will be taught to a group of 17 students- 10 males and 7 females all with various needs and abilities Standards: Text Types and Purposes W.1.1. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure. W.1.2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure Conventions of Standard English L.1.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Materials: Read aloud book “The Important Book” by Margaret Wise Brown Chalk boards/chalk “The Important Thing” draft sheet Pencils Writing Focus: Sentence Fluency Instruction: Day One Start by introducing and reading “The Important Book” aloud at the carpet. After reading and discussing the book, have students report back to their seats. Tell the students that we will be writing about a topic and why it is important the same way the author of our read aloud book did. Write 4 topics on the board for students to vote on: friends, sports, food, and toys. Have students do a secret vote (heads down and raise their hands for the topic they choose)

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Six Traits Writing Lesson Plan

By: Katie McPhearson Date: February 16th

& 17th

2012

School: Mineral Point Elementary School

Students: This lesson will be taught to a group of 17 students- 10 males and 7 females all with

various needs and abilities

Standards:

Text Types and Purposes

W.1.1. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are

writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense

of closure.

W.1.2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts

about the topic, and provide some sense of closure

Conventions of Standard English

L.1.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage

when writing or speaking.

Materials:

Read aloud book “The Important Book” by Margaret Wise Brown

Chalk boards/chalk

“The Important Thing” draft sheet

Pencils

Writing Focus: Sentence Fluency

Instruction:

Day One

Start by introducing and reading “The Important Book” aloud at the carpet.

After reading and discussing the book, have students report back to their seats.

Tell the students that we will be writing about a topic and why it is important the same

way the author of our read aloud book did.

Write 4 topics on the board for students to vote on: friends, sports, food, and toys.

Have students do a secret vote (heads down and raise their hands for the topic they

choose)

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After a topic is chosen, explain the writing activity:

o Choose a subtopic from the topic we voted on (for example: if sports was the

chosen topic, students can choose soccer, baseball, basketball, etc. to write on)

o Provide students with a model of expectations.

o Once topic is chose, begin rough draft of writing on “The Important Thing” draft

sheet.

o Have students draft their first sentence, and their final sentence to begin with.

o Both sentences should be the same (just like the read aloud book demonstrated.

o Once students complete those sentences, they may begin writing supporting

details if time permits.

Day 2

Complete rough draft sheets.

Once rough drafts are checked and approved by teacher, students may complete

their final draft and accompanying picture.

The final drafts will be included in a classroom book entitled “The Important

Book”

Example of an “Important Thing” writing sample:

The important thing about baseball is that you get someone out. I feel happy when

I get to hit the ball and it makes a loud ping. When they try to get me out, the ball

smacks into the first basemen’s mitts. But the important thing about baseball is

that you get someone out.

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Draft Sheet

Name:___________________________________ Topic:__________________________________

The important thing about _____________________ is

_____________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________.

1. ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

But the important thing about _____________________________________ is

____________________________________________________________________________________.

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Students transferring their completed writing from the

rough draft onto clean writing paper

Our class book with student writing