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Six Traits of Writing. Select a area for descriptions and lesson plans. Conventions. -Using correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar -Using complete sentences -Indenting paragraphs. Voice. -Showing your personality in your writing -Writing for a specific audience
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Six Traits of Writing Select a area for descriptions and lesson plans.
Conventions • -Using correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar • -Using complete sentences • -Indenting paragraphs
Voice • -Showing your personality in your writing • -Writing for a specific audience • -Telling the reader how you feel about the topic
Content and Ideas • -Writing about 1 narrow topic • -Presenting a clear main idea • -Including supporting details
Organization • -Including an introduction/lead, body paragraphs, and a conclusion • -Using transitions to move between ideas • -Using a logical order of ideas
Word Choice • -Using a variety of interesting words • -Fully explaining the idea
Sentence structure • Using a variety of sentence lengths • -Using a variety of words in sentences • -Using a variety of sentence structures