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 This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only. About Evan-Moor A leader in PreK-8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.