| Project |
Format |
Text Type |
Six Trait Focus |
Other |
| Summer
Story
|
essay |
Narrative |
All Six Traits, emphasize Ideas & Content |
Sample of beginning of the year writing |
| Acrostic
Poem
|
poem |
Descriptive |
Ideas & Content, Conventions |
n/a |
| Peanut
Butter
Sandwich
|
paragraph or list |
Technical |
Ideas & Content, Organization |
May be written in conjunction with studying technical text in reading. |
| Varying
Sentence
Length
|
dialogue or poem |
Descriptive |
Sentence Fluency, Conventions |
May use after Grammar Unit 1, sentences. |
| Hamburger
Paragraph
|
paragraph |
Descriptive or Expository |
Ideas and Content, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Conventions |
n/a |
| Cinquain |
poem |
Descriptive |
Word Choice, Ideas and Content, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Conventions |
n/a |
| Bubble
Gum
Informative
Writing
|
paragraph |
Expository |
Ideas and Content, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Conventions |
discuss plagiarism and referencing sources |
| Fishing for
Poems Unit
|
matching poetry |
Descriptive or Narrative |
Voice, Word Choice, Ideas and Content, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Conventions |
a very student-friendly poetry form |
| Color
Poems
|
poem |
Descriptive |
All Six Traits, emphasize Word Choice, Voice, Ideas & Content |
Creative thinking, fun poem |
| Point-of-
View
Cupboard
|
paragraph or brief essay |
Narrative |
Voice, Ideas & Content, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Conventions |
Use when wrapping up the novel unit on Indian in the Cupboard. |
| Emotional
Essay
|
paragraph |
Narrative |
Voice, Word Choice, Ideas & Content, Sentence Fluency, Conventions |
synonyms, thesaurus use |
| Pumpkin
Legend
|
long essay/story |
Narrative |
All Six Traits |
Use in conjunction with the legend literature unit. |
| Discovering
Narnia
Skits
|
scripts |
Technical |
All Six Traits, conventions least important |
Use after reading Ch. 4 of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe |
| If I Ruled
Narnia
|
paragraph |
Narrative or Descriptive |
All Six Traits |
Use with wrap-up activities for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe |
| Friendly
Letter
|
letter |
Narrative or Descriptive |
All Six Traits |
Parts of a letter, friendly letter format |
| Business
Letter
|
letter |
Persuasive or Expository |
All Six Traits, emphasize Word Choice |
Parts of a letter, business letter format |
| Bubble
Gum
Opinions
|
paragraph |
Persuasive |
All Six Traits, emphasize Ideas & Content |
May use in conjunction with advertising or persuasive literature units. |
| Research
Report
|
6 to 8 paragraphs |
Expository |
All Six Traits |
n/a |
| Dressed
Animal
Story
|
long essay/story |
Narrative |
All Six Traits + Presentation |
Picture book for primary students |
| School (or
Town)
Brochure
|
brochure |
Expository or Technical |
All Six Traits + Presentation |
n/a |
