"Reliable, level-headed, easy-to-follow advice on using the traits -- ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions -- so you begin seeing results in your students' work from day one."--Pg.4 of cover.

Describes six traits of good writing in any genre, including ideas, organizations, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation, and offers advice for teachers on how to assess student writing using the 6 + 1 TRAIT model. Includes scoring guides, sample student papers, and focus lessons and activities.