CURRICULUM
Trait Crate ® Plus Bring literature to life in the writing classroom
WRITING
GRADE RANGE K
to 8
INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS 3 Writing 3 21st-Century Skills 3 Motivation & Engagement 3 NAEP Standards
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!
ORDERING INFORMATION
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
List Price Your Price
Grade K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
9OS803046 $ 233.33 $ 175.00
9OS803045
$ 233.33 $ 175.00
9OS803044 $ 233.33 $ 175.00
9OS583771 9OS583772 9OS583773
$ 233.33 $ 175.00 $ 233.33 $ 175.00 $ 233.33 $ 175.00
Also available for middle school: The Trait Crate®
List Price Your Price $ 134.67 $ 101.00
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
9OS531862 9OS531863
$ 134.67 $ 101.00
9OS531864 $ 134.67 $ 101.00
9OS660831
Dive into the theory and practice of using mentor texts to teach writing with Ruth Culham’s The Writing Thief .
Trait Crate Plus—A Deeper Dive: Thinking Outside the Crate See what instruction looks like in action and develop your own trait-based lesson plans.
Give students online access to videos, scoring guides, and downloadable pages.
Organize classroom libraries with color-coded stickers.
Explore six mentor texts in each crate.
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Easily integrate into the classroom with 24 grade- specific lessons.
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