1.0Character Inkhttps://characterinkblog.comA Writing Tip For Every Year: Sixth Grade - Character Inkrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eR9EmaRq0g"><a href="https://characterinkblog.com/a-writing-tip-for-every-year-sixth-grade/">A Writing Tip For Every Year: Sixth Grade</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://characterinkblog.com/a-writing-tip-for-every-year-sixth-grade/embed/#?secret=eR9EmaRq0g" width="600" height="338" title="“A Writing Tip For Every Year: Sixth Grade” — Character Ink" data-secret="eR9EmaRq0g" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Sixth Grade: Use good writing models for your student to write from. An extremely strong technique for teaching writing in middle school (and even in high school) is that of having students write from a model for the type of writing you are teaching—and then have the student write that same type originally.https://farm1.staticflickr.com/721/22518336789_49431974e1_z.jpg