Language Arts Standards

• Predicts questions that might be answered in the selection
• Focuses on one aspect of a topic
• Read aloud with fluency, accuracy, and expression
• Chooses precise, descriptive and vivid words
• Uses available technology
• Publishes writing

6 Traits + 1

• Ideas
• Voice
• Word choice
• Presentation

Technology Standards

• Uses a graphics program to create original work.
• Uses a word processing program to change font, size and style.
• Uses a word processing program to import graphics.
• Uses word processing utilities to assist with a published report (i.e., spell checker, electronic thesaurus).
• Uses a word processing program to compose, edit and print a paragraph.

Take a picture of the partners with a digital camera and add to the page. It can be interesting and fun to use just the faces and draw cartoon bodies. Encourage students to think about the design principles. How do they want the material to be presented? Look at other printed material for ideas.