BRAND NEW for the 2013-2014 school year!!! We present to you the 2013 Caldecott Winner and 5 Honor Books designed in the 6 trait writing lesson format. These lessons are aligned with the Common Core Writing and Language Arts Standards for Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade, include a group writing prompt for each trait that suggests text type (narrative, informational/explanatory and opinion/argument. Thirty lessons state the trait, the common core writing and language arts standards, alon