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THE SIX TRAITS

THE SIX TRAITS. What to look for in good writing. SIX TRAITS. IDEAS ORGANIZATION SENTENCE FLUENCY CONVENTIONS VOICE WORD CHOICE. IDEAS. makes sense narrow, manageable topic sounds like writer knows what he’s talking about fresh spin important details. ORGANIZATION.

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THE SIX TRAITS

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  1. THE SIX TRAITS What to look for in good writing.

  2. SIX TRAITS • IDEAS • ORGANIZATION • SENTENCE FLUENCY • CONVENTIONS • VOICE • WORD CHOICE

  3. IDEAS • makes sense • narrow, manageable topic • sounds like writer knows what he’s talking about • fresh spin • important details

  4. ORGANIZATION • hook or lead that grabs reader • things are in order • elaboration on the topic • doesn’t just stop • no boring summaries • easy to follow, but not predictable

  5. SENTENCE FLUENCY • easy to read aloud • varied sentence lengths • varied sentence beginnings: now, nevertheless, however, furthermore, therefore, after, although, next, as a result, secondly, consequently...

  6. CONVENTIONS • looks clean, edited, polished • most things are correct • no biG, glaRing errors • easy to focus on ideas and not mistakes • easy to understand and follow

  7. CONVENTIONS • Capitalization + • Usage + • Punctuation + • Spelling = • CUPS • look closely for them

  8. VOICE • sounds like a person wrote it • sounds like you and no one else • brings topic to life • punch, style, courage

  9. VOICE • makes the reader feel something

  10. WORD CHOICE • creates memorable moments • vivid images • simple language used well • minimal slang, jargon, thesaurus language

  11. WORD CHOICE • use the best • be precise • strong verbs: • dashed instead of ran • whispered instead of said • don’t use the same word over and over and over

  12. Can you name them? • IDEAS • ORGANIZATION • SENTENCE FLUNCY • CONVENTIONS • VOICE • WORD CHOICE

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