Give your third-graders the fun and focused writing practice they need to become strong and successful writers! The 125 engaging, 10- to 15-minute lessons support any writing program. 25 weeks of instruction cover the following trait-based writing skills: Ideas Week 1: Choosing a Strong Idea Week 2: Writing a Topic Sentence Week 3: Using the 5 Ws to Add Details Week 4: Choosing Strong Details Week 5: Sticking to Your Topic Organization Week 1: Beginning, Middle, and End Week 2: Putting Things in the Right Order Week 3: Grouping Together Ideas and Details Week 4: Grouping by How Things Are Alike or Different Week 5: Choosing Which Way to Organize Your Writing Word Choice Week 1: Choosing Strong Verbs and Adverbs Week 2: Choosing Colorful Adjectives Week 3: Telling Exactly Who or What Week 4: Using Similes and Metaphors Week 5: Getting the Reader's Attention Sentence Fluency Week 1: Varying Your Sentences Week 2: Combining Sentences Week 3: Revising Run-on and Rambling Sentences Week 4: More Ways to Combine Sentences Week 5: Writing a Smooth Paragraph Voice Week 1: Examining Different Writing Styles Week 2: Using Formal and Informal Language Week 3: Creating a Mood Week 4: Writing from Different Points of View Week 5: Developing Your Own Voice 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.