| Sayre's Books As Models For Teaching The 6 + Traits of Writing |
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| Ideas |
(details, development, focus) |
Stars Beneath Your Bed: the Surprising Story of Dust
Secrets of Sound: Studying the Calls of Whales, Elephants, and Birds
Ocean, Coral Reef, and other in the "Exploring Earth's Biomes" series
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| Organization |
(internal structure) |
Home At Last: a Song of Migration
Secrets of Sound: Studying the Calls of Whales, Elephants, and Birds
Ocean, Coral Reef, and other in the "Exploring Earth's Biomes" series
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| Voice |
(tone, style, purpose, audience) |
If You Should Hear a Honey Guide
Army Ant Parade
Dig, Wait, Listen: a Desert Toad's Tale
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| Word Choice |
(precise language and phrasing) |
Stars Beneath Your Bed
Dig, Wait, Listen: a Desert Toad's Tale
Shadows
Secrets of Sound: Studying the Calls of Whales, Elephants, and Birds
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| Sentence Fluency |
(rhythm, cadence) |
Home At Last: a Song of Migration
Trout, Trout, Trout: a Fish Chant
Ant, Ant, Ant: An Insect Chant
Shadows
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| Conventions |
(mechanical correctness) |
any |
| Presentation |
(handwriting, formatting, layout) |
The Bumblebee Queen
Trout, Trout, Trout: a Fish Chant
One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab (Great for pagination.)
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