Writing Projects Matrix
Click on the links in the Project column to find directions or additional information about each writing project.
| Project | Format | Text Type | Six Trait Focus | Other |
| Summer | essay | Narrative | All Six Traits, emphasize Ideas & Content | Sample of beginning of the year writing |
| Friendly | letter | Narrative or Descriptive | All Six Traits | Parts of a letter, friendly letter format |
| Business | letter | Persuasive or Expository | All Six Traits, emphasize Word Choice | Parts of a letter, business letter format |
| Acrostic | poem | Descriptive | Ideas & Content, Conventions | n/a |
| Cinquain | poem | Descriptive | Word Choice, Ideas and Content, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Conventions | n/a |
| Peanut | paragraph or list | Technical | Ideas & Content, Organization | May be written in conjunction with studying technical text in reading. |
| Hamburger | paragraph | Descriptive or Expository | Ideas and Content, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Conventions | n/a |
| Persuasive | paragraph | Persuasive | Word Choice, Voice, Ideas and Content, Organization, Conventions | n/a |
| Fishing for | matching poetry | Descriptive or Narrative | Voice, Word Choice, Ideas and Content, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Conventions | a very student-friendly poetry form |
| Color | poem | Descriptive | All Six Traits, emphasize Word Choice, Voice, Ideas & Content | Creative thinking, fun poem |
| Emotional | paragraph | Narrative | Voice, Word Choice, Ideas & Content, Sentence Fluency, Conventions | synonyms, thesaurus use |
| Research | 6 to 8 paragraphs | Expository | All Six Traits | n/a |
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