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This comprehensive writing kit from Scholastic provides grade-perfect picture books and in-depth lessons to teach writing based on six key traits. Developed by writing expert Ruth Culham, the Trait Crate Plus kit is a valuable resource for teaching students in Grade 5. With 6 picture books, a professional book, and downloadable lesson resources, this kit offers thoughtful and creative lessons that are ready-to-use. By using fiction and nonfiction children's books as mentors, students will develop essential writing skills, including ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. Perfect for classroom use, this kit helps students become confident writers.
Top product features:
Digitally enhanced kit with web links to downloadable lesson resources and author videos
Companion website provides access to dozens of downloadable pages for students, video interviews with children's authors and student-friendly scoring guides
Kit includes a professional book on using mentor texts to teach the craft of writing
This kit from writing expert Ruth Culham gives you grade-perfect picture books and in-depth lessons to teach writing based on the following traits: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency and conventions. The digitally enhanced kit includes 6 picture books, a professional book on using mentor texts, 6 teaching guides, posters, stickers and web links to downloadable lesson resources and author videos. Trait Crate Plus features thoughtful and creative lessons that are ready-to-use. A companion website provides access to dozens of downloadable pages for students, video interviews with children"s authors and student-friendly scoring guides. Kit includes Ruth Culhams bestseller The Writing Thief, which takes a deep dive into the theory and practice of using mentor texts to teach the craft of writing. Trait Crate Plus uses fiction and nonfiction childrens books as mentors. Grade 5 mentor texts include: Ideas: Buried Sunlight, by Molly Bang and Penny Chisolm Organization: Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad, by Henry Cole Voice: The Adventures of Ook and Gluk Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future, by George Beard and Harold Hutchins Word Choice: Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson, by Sharon Robinson and Kadir Nelson Sentence Fluency: Jangles: A Big Fish Story, by David Shannon Conventions: What"s New? The Zoo!, by Kathleen Krull.
Features
Acid Free: No
Brand Name: Scholastic
Common Core: No
Educational Theme: Language; Reading
Manufacturer: SCHOLASTIC INC
Product Line: Professional Trait Crate Plus Kits3014703
Publisher: Scholastic
Quantity: 1
Recommended Age Group: Child
Recommended Grade Level: 5th Grade
Total Quantity: 1 Text Books
Type: Text Book
Additional Information
Country of Origin: HK
UNSPSC Code: 60102309
UNSPSC Commodity: Reading development materials or kits