USING PICTURE BOOKS TO TEACH WRITING By Rachel Seigel Part One.

USING PICTURE BOOKS TO TEACH WRITING

By Rachel SeigelPart One

6+1 Traits of Writing By Ruth Cullum

6+1 Traits

Text Forms

IDEAS

The Heart of the Piece (or the content)

The Goblin and the Empty Chairby Mem Fox

Jack the Bear- Christina Leist

Duck ! Rabbit! By Amy Kraus Rosenthal

ORGANIZATION

The internal structure of the piece.

The Wrong Book- Nick Bland

SENTENCE FLUENCY

Is it a good read-aloud?

All the World- by Liz Scanlon

While the World is Sleeping by Pamela Duncan Edwards

WORD CHOICE

The Use of Vivid and Descriptive Language to Create Pictures in the

Reader’s Mind

Once Upon a Twice by Denise Doyen

Lion’s Lunch by Fiona Tierney

VOICE

The Individuality or the flavour of the Writing

Purple Kangaroo- Michael Ian Black

Smile by Leigh Hodgkinson