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(click on the titles to link to Amazon to purchase) All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan Babushka's Doll by Patricia Polacco Bad Case of Stripes, A by David Shannon Cinderella Penguin: Little Glass Flipper by Janet Perlman Cinderella Skeleton by Robert D. San Souci Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella by Susan Lowell Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin Dinorella: A Prehistoric Fairy Tale by Pamela Duncan Edwards Fox by Margaret Wild Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day Important Book, The by Margaret Wise Brown Keeping Quilt, The by Patricia Polacco The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (Portfolio Edition) by Chris Van Allsburg Nothing Ever Happens On 90th Street by Roni Schotter Out Of The Dust by Karen Hesse Re-Zoom by Istvan Banyai Sector 7 by David Wiesner Six-Dinner Sid by Inga Moore Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella by Alan Schroeder Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco Tuesday by David Wiesner Twits, The by Roald Dahl When I Was Five by Arthur Howard Wringer by Jerry Spinelli Zoom by Istvan Banyai Writing Lesson Plans for these books can be found at http://writingfix.com/6_traits/idea_development.htm Literature Lists for Writing Instruction Organization Books that will help model the following to the writer: An introduction grabs the reader’s attention Conclusions link back to introduction Use transition words to move from idea to idea Paragraphs show where  sub-topics begin & end Title stands for entire draft, not just a part of it. (click on the titles to link to Amazon to purchase) Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! by Rosetta Stone Big and Little by Steve Jenkins Brave Margaret: An Irish Adventure by Robert De San Souci Fish Faces by Norbert Wu Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall How I Became A Pirate by Melinda Long If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley That's Good! That's Bad! by Margery Cuyler There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer The Wolf Who Cried Boy by Bob Hartman Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges Tomorrow's Alphabet by Donald Crews Tub-boo-boo by Margie Palatini Twilight Comes Twice by Ralph Fletcher Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox Writing Lesson Plans for these books can be found at http://writingfix.com/6_traits/organization.htm Literature Lists for Writing Instruction Voice Books that will help model the following to the writer: To show passion about their topic. If read aloud, it sounds like something you might really say. Do things in your writing to help your audience understand. Capture/ tone or mood with your words. Any use of humor or sarcasm is appropriate for the assignment.  (click on the titles to link to Amazon to purchase) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst Amelia's Notebook by Marissa Moss Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Cajun Night Before Christmas by Trosclair, et al. Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!? by Lois G. Grambling Caves by Stephen Kramer Dear Mrs. La Rue: Letters From Obedience School by Mark Teague Don't Forget to Come Back! by Robie Harris First Year Letters by Julie Danneberg Hey World, Here I Am! by Jean Little I Am the Dog I Am the Cat by Donald Hall I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos Jolly Postman, The by Allan and Janet Ahlberg Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat by Patricia Reilly Giff Wolf Who Cried Boy, The by Bob Hartman Writing Lesson Plans for these books can be found at http://writingfix.com/6_traits/voice.htm Literature Lists for Writing Instruction Word Choice Books that will help model the following to the writer: Use precise and thoughtful adjectives Use a good balance of action and linking verbs Use precise nouns; don’t overuse pronouns Do not be afraid to take risks with new words Use few color and texture words to describe (click on the titles to link to Amazon to purchase) ABC's of Halloween, The by Patricia Reeder Eubank Behind the Mask: A Book about Prepositions by Ruth Heller Cache of Jewels and other Collective Nouns, A by Ruth Heller Chocolate Moose for Dinner, A by Fred Gwynne Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure by Doreen Cronin Double Trouble In Walla Walla by Andrew Clements Elmer by David McKee Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective? by Brian P. Cleary I and You And Don't Forget Who: What Is a Pronoun? by Brian P. Cleary If Not for the Cat by Jack Prelutsky insectlopedia by Douglas Florian Kids are Punny: Jokes Sent by Kids to the Rosie O'Donnell Show by Rosie O’Donnell King Who Rained, The by Fred Gwynne K Is For Kissing A Cool Kangaroo by Giles Andrea Kites Sail High: A Book about Verbs by Ruth Heller Little Pigeon Toad, A by Fred Gwynne Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book about Adjectives by Ruth Heller Mine, All Mine! by Ruth Heller A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun? by Brian P. Cleary Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner Ted by Tony DiTerlizzi Toad by Ruth Brown To Root to Toot to Parachute: What Is a Verb? by Brian P. Cleary Under, Over, by the Clover: What Is a Preposition? by Brian P. Cleary Verdi by Jannell Cannon Web Files, The by Margie Palatini Worrywarts, The by Pamela Duncan Edwards Worst Person's Christmas, The by James Stevenson The Z Was Zapped: A Play in Twenty-Six Acts by Chris Van Allsburg Writing Lesson Plans for these books can be found at http://writingfix.com/6_traits/word_choice.htm Literature Lists for Writing Instruction Sentence Fluency Books that will help model the following to the writer: Use a variety of sentence beginnings Use a variety of sentence lengths Use complex and simple sentences to promote rhythm in the language Use a variety of transitions When reading the writing aloud, the sentences sound natural  (click on the titles to link to Amazon to purchase) 13 Nights of Halloween, The by Rebecca Dickinson All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen Fortunately by Remy Charlip Hoops by Robert Burleigh Meanwhile... by Jules Feiffer Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Science Verse by Jon Scieszka Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs by Alan Katz Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Twelve Days of Christmas, The by Sophie Windham Writing Lesson Plans for these books can be found at http://writingfix.com/6_traits/sentence_fluency.htm Literature Lists for Writing Instruction Conventions Books that will help model the following to the writer realize the importance of: spelling end punctuation commas and apostrophes capitalization grammar was Behind the Mask: A Book about Prepositions by Ruth Heller Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What Is an Adverb? By: Brian Cleary Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! By: Lynn Truss Kites Sail High by: Ruth Heller's Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective? By: Brian Cleary I And You And Don't Forget Who: What Is a Pronoun? Brian Cleary Many Luscious Lollipops  by; Ruth Heller Merry-Go-Round by Ruth Heller Mine, All Mine! Ruth Heller A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun?  By Brian Cleary Punctuation Takes a Vacation Robin Pulver's To Root to Toot to Parachute: What Is a Verb? By Brian Cleary Twenty-Odd Ducks: Why, every punctuation mark counts! By: Lynn Truss Under, Over, by the Clover: What Is a Preposition? By Brian Cleary Up, Up and Away By: Ruth Heller   Writing Lesson Plans for these books can be found at http://writingfix.com/6_traits/conventions.htm Top of Page