SYLLABUS
Instructor: Allan Varni avarni@dominicancaonline.com
Define, teach and assess the traits of Ideas and Organization by creating student-based activities and by developing supporting materials. This course is part of a larger series, Teaching the Foundation for Skillful Writing, that lays out a systematic approach to the teaching of writing, one aspect at a time, using six traits of writing vocabulary.
Before taking this course, Ideas and Organization, you must have completed the prerequisite course EDUO 9207: Assessing the Traits of Writing.
Required Text: Creating Writers Through 6-Trait Writing Assessment and Instruction by Vicki Spandel, Pearson Allyn & Bacon, 5th Edition. (ISBN 020561910X)
