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Goals: Establish a common understanding of what makes good writing Understand the vocabulary used to describe good writing. Exploring the Writing Traits. Ideas. Ideas ( Does the writer stay focused and share original and fresh information or perspective on the topic? ).
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Goals: • Establish a common understanding of what makes good writing • Understand the vocabulary used to describe good writing Exploring the Writing Traits
Ideas(Does the writer stay focused and share original and fresh information or perspective on the topic?) • Clear focus and makes a point • Supported with details • Connection between the author and the topic
ORGANIZATION(Does the organizational structure enhance the ideas and make the piece easier to understand?) • Clear beginning, middle and end • Powerful lead and ending • Transitions to connect ideas • Good sequence and pace
VOICE(Would you keep reading this piece if it was longer?) • Written by a real person who cares about the message • Style • Tone • Appropriate for the topic and audience
WORD CHOICE(Do the words and phrases create vivid pictures in your mind?) • Strong vocabulary • Sounds natural • Just right words and phrases
SENTENCE FLUENCY (Do you feel the words and phrase flow together as you read it aloud?) • Writing has rhythm and flow • Change sentence lengths with purpose • Differences in sentence beginnings
CONVENTIONS (How much editing would have to be done to be ready to share with an outside source?) • Spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, paragraphing • Clean and polished