Using fiction and nonfiction childrens books as mentors, Trait Crate Plus adds new life and energy to the teaching of writing through thoughtful and creative lessons that are ready-to-use tomorrow. Everything you need is provided. Traits Crate Plus helps students learn and use the six traitsideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventionsto improve specific skills in writing. With six all-new mentor texts per grade and 24 time-saving lessons, Ruth Culhams Trait Crate Plus expands and enriches the reading-and-writing experience. In addition to the valuable features and components of the original Trait Crate this enhanced edition offers:



An emphasis on modes narrative, informational, and opinionto help you address higher standards.

A companion website that provides access to dozens of downloadable pages for students, video interviews with childrens authors, and student-friendly scoring guides.

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.

Mentor Texts:



Ideas: The Swing, by Joe Cepeda

Organization: Train, by Elisha Cooper

Voice: The Pet Shop Revolution, by Ana Juan

Word Choice: Lizards, by Nic Bishop

Sentence Fluency: Too Many Toys, by David Shannon

Conventions: Exclamation Mark, by Amy Krause Rosenthal

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