Presents over two hundred annotations of new and classic books in addition to thirty-two trait-focused lessons based upon organization, sentence fluency, voice, presentation, word choice, and ideas.

"An annotated bibliography of more than 200 titles with teacher-tested lessons." 6 + 1 Traits. "Grades 3 & up"--Cover. At head of title: "Scholastic."

Inspiring ideas: Ideas: Definition: Feature focus lesson for inspiring ideas -- Picture books for inspiring ideas -- Five focus lessons -- Shaping organization: Organization: Definition: Feature focus lesson for shaping organization -- Picture books for shaping organization -- Five focus lessons -- Sparking voice: Voice: Definition: Feature focus lesson for sparking voice -- Picture books for sparking voice -- Five focus lessons -- Expanding word choice: Word choice: Definition: Feature focus lesson for expanding word choice -- Picture books for expanding word choice -- Five focus lessons -- Developing sentence fluency: Sentence fluency: Definition: Feature focus lesson for developing sentence fluency -- Picture books for developing sentence fluency -- Five focus lessons -- Strengthening conventions: Conventions: Definition: Feature focus lesson for strengthening conventions -- Picture books for strengthening conventions -- Spotlighting presentation: Presentation: Definition: Feature focus lesson for spotlighting presentation -- Picture books for spotlighting presentation -- Author index -- Title index.