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6+1 Traits of Writing

6+1 Traits of Writing. Ideas Organisation Sentence fluency Word choice. Voice Conventions Presentation. Analysed texts and used rubrics to grade them according to ideas Become familiar with what to look for in a piece of writing that exhibited strong development of ideas.

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6+1 Traits of Writing

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  1. 6+1 Traits of Writing • Ideas • Organisation • Sentence fluency • Word choice • Voice • Conventions • Presentation

  2. Analysed texts and used rubrics to grade them according to ideas • Become familiar with what to look for in a piece of writing that exhibited strong development of ideas. • What are some of these characteristics?

  3. Some characteristics of good writing-ideas • Clear and focused • Holds readers attention • Relevant anecdotes and details enrich the central theme • Idea narrow and manageable • Reader’s questions are anticipated and answered • Insight-picking out significant aspects from life’s experiences

  4. Ideas Trait

  5. Teaching the Ideas Trait 3-6 • Selecting the Idea (topic) • Narrowing the idea (focus) • Elaborating the idea ( development) • Discovering the best information to convey the idea (details)

  6. Teaching the ideas trait P-2 • Finding the right topic • Selecting interesting, relevant details • Making the content clear

  7. Using Mentor Texts Analyse picture story books to identify • Topic • Focus • Development • Details

  8. Selecting an idea 3-6 p.51 • Make old ideas new again • Free ideas- free writing flashback favourite places • Corral ideas • Prompt ideas

  9. Selecting an idea P-2 p.82 Finding the right topic • What’s so special? • Fun with Funnels • Ideas are everywhere

  10. In the classroom Discuss ways to introduce these ideas. What will / could you do? Can I use a mentor text? How do I choose it? What do you envisage the students will produce. Before next week plan a lesson that would help students select an idea for writing-it could be individually or a class lesson. Be clear about what you want at this stage-you’re only in the planning stage

  11. Narrowing the idea p. 88 P-2 p.55 3-6 • R.A.F.T.S. • Call it out • String-along • Picture this

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