The comments middle school teachers need to help student writers improve.

Giving constructive feedback to student writers is critical to their success. But findinf the right words can be difficult…until now. In this guide, Ruth Culham provides 100 trait-specific comments that address essential writing skills. The comments are correlated to all-new middle school scoring guides, according to six performance levels-rudimentary, emerging, developing, refining, strong, and exceptional-making it easy to pin-point areas of need and target instruction. Spiral-bound, colour-coded, tabbed by trait, and printed on sturdy paper that will stand up to years of use.Helpful and easy-to-access comments, organized by trait.Ideal for use in one-on-one conferences, in small groups, and with the whole class.Comments can be modified easily and delivered orally or in writing. Contains all-new scoring guides for each trait, developed just for middle school teachers.Attractive, easy-to-use format; sturdy, durable, construction.The perfect companion to Culham's Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for Middle School and other middle school resources.