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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)
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.
Draft Sheet
Name:___________________________________ Topic:__________________________________
The important thing about _____________________ is
_____________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________.
1. ______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
But the important thing about _____________________________________ is
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Students transferring their completed writing from the
rough draft onto clean writing paper
Our class book with student writing