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The Six Traits of Writing

The Six Traits of Writing. The keys to successful writing. What are the traits?. Ideas Organization Word Choice Voice Sentence Fluency Conventions. IDEAS. Powerful and Significant. Ideas. It all makes sense. I know this topic well. My paper has a purpose.

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The Six Traits of Writing

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  1. The Six Traits of Writing The keys to successful writing

  2. What are the traits? • Ideas • Organization • Word Choice • Voice • Sentence Fluency • Conventions

  3. IDEAS Powerful and Significant

  4. Ideas • It all makes sense. • I know this topic well. • My paper has a purpose. • I have included interesting details not everyone would think of. • Once you start reading, you won’t want to stop.

  5. ORGANIZATION Logical and Effective

  6. Organization It starts out with a bang. Everything ties together well. You can follow it easily. At the end it feels finished and makes you think.

  7. WORD CHOICE Specific and Precise

  8. Word Choice This is the best way to say this. My words make pictures in the reader’s mind. I used words that are new ways to say everyday things. My verbs are powerful; my nouns and adjectives are specific and precise. Some of the words linger in your mind after you read them.

  9. VOICE Individual and Appropriate

  10. Voice • It sounds like a real person wrote it. • You can tell that I care about this topic. • This is what I really think. • I want you to read this and feel something. • You can tell that I am thinking about my audience.

  11. SENTENCE FLUENCY Smooth and Expressive

  12. Sentence Fluency • My sentences begin in different ways. • Some sentences are long; some are short. • It sounds good as you read it. • My sentences have power and punch. • My writing flows easily from sentence to sentence.

  13. CONVENTIONS Correct and Communicative

  14. Conventions • I have used capitals correctly. • Periods, commas, exclamation marks, and quotation marks are in the right places. • Every word is spelled correctly. • I indented each paragraph. • My spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization make my writing easy to read and understand.

  15. Homework Create a 6 traits bookmark with a drawing and bulleted description of each trait On your bookmark put 3 traits on one side and 3 traits on the other side. You must at least 4 bullets per trait. Make sure it is neat, easy to read and esthetically pleasing. 18 points

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