CURRICULUM
Trait Crate ® Plus Bring literature to life in the writing classroom
WRITING
GRADE RANGE K
to 8
With mentor texts and ready-to-teach lessons, Ruth Culham’s Trait Crate Plus expands the reading and writing experience in new ways. You’ll find an emphasis on the modes of writing—narrative, informational, and opinion—to help you address higher standards. An online resource bank gives you access to author videos and downloadables for students. Culham’s best-seller, The Writing Thief , helps you take a deep dive into using mentor texts to teach writing. Trait Crate Plus is truly where literature lives in the writing classroom!
INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS 3 Writing 3 21st-Century Skills 3 Motivation & Engagement 3 NAEP Standards
TRAIT CRATE PLUS INCLUDES: • 6 Mentor Texts by beloved children’s authors—one for each trait • 6 Teaching Guides with trait-focused, mode-specific lessons based on the mentor texts, with reproducible student pages and extension activities (24 lessons total) • The Writing Thief: Using Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing , Culham’s groundbreaking professional book • Companion Website with dozens of downloadable pages, video interviews with children’s authors, and student- friendly scoring guides • 6 Teaching Posters that feature key qualities of the traits • 120 Color-Coded Stickers to label books and other teaching materials by trait • Tabbed Hanging Folders to help you organize all your materials by trait in a sturdy storage box
Explore six mentor texts in each crate.
ORDERING INFORMATION
Your Price $ 164.84 $ 164.84 $ 164.84 $ 149.99* $ 164.84 $ 149.99
Grade K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
9781338030464 9781338030457 9781338030440 9780545837712 9780545837729 9780545837736
*Pending approval from the New York City Department of Education
Dive into the theory and practice of using mentor texts to teach writing with Ruth Culham’s The Writing Thief .
Organize classroom libraries with color-coded stickers.
Easily integrate into the classroom with 24 grade- specific lessons.
Give students online access to videos, scoring guides, and downloadable pages.
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