What do trait-based writing lessons look like in action? In this book, Megan Sloan shows how the writing traits can inform instruction in a highly motivating and engaging way. She shared more than 25 effective mini-lessons that help students strengthen their writing by learning about the traits. Through lively classroom discussion and samples of modeled and shared writing, Megan takes us inside…
Lottie thinks anything would be better than spending the next few months with her boring uncle and a cousin she hardly knows. At least they run a pet shop. Surely this vacation can't be all bad if there are kittens involved? Lottie is happy to spend her time talking to the animals in the shop. Then one day, to her surprise, the animals start to talk back! Suddenly Lottie's summer is better than…
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