**Please note that this student edition is not intended to be a stand-alone product. You will need the corresponding teacher's edition for important teaching support, instruction, and answer keys. The student edition offers an alternative to photocopying the reproducible student pages found in the teacher's edition.**
Give your second-graders the fun and focused writing practice they need to become strong and successful writers. Thanks to engaging art, topics, and activities, even primary writers can practice the six traits of writing
25 weeks of instruction cover the following trait-based writing skills:
Ideas
Week 1: Choose a Good Topic
Week 2: Add Details
Week 3: Choose Better Details
Week 4: Stick to the Topic
Week 5: Review
Organization
Week 1: Put Things in the Right Order
Week 2: Beginning, Middle, and End
Week 3: Group Together Ideas and Details
Week 4: Group by How Things Are the Same or Different
Week 5: Review
Word Choice
Week 1: Use Strong Verbs
Week 2: Describe the Action
Week 3: Use Adjectives
Week 4: Use Exact Nouns
Week 5: Review
Sentence Fluency
Week 1: Write a Sentence
Week 2: Write Longer Sentences
Week 3: Fix Run-on and Rambling Sentences
Week 4: Combine Choppy Sentences
Week 5: Review
Voice
Week 1: Use Formal and Informal Language
Week 2: Use Different Writing Styles
Week 3: Create a Mood
Week 4: Write from Different Points of View
Week 5: Review
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