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Six Traits of Writing

  • Feb 21st, 2007
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    • Ideas and Content

    • Get to the point
    • paint a picture
    • narrow your topic
    • use your senses
    • details over generalization
    • observe and tell

    Organization

    • strong lead
    • keep up the pace
    • gather information
    • guide your reader
    • link ideas together
    • end with a bang

    Voice

    • Energy
    • Be You
    • Be an Expert
    • Make your writing sparkle
    • come alive
    • connect with your reader

    Word Choice

    • Write with perspective
    • Be precise
    • clear and colorful
    • powerful verbs
    • words must convey mood
    • show meaning

    Sentence Fluency

    • Vary sentence stucture and length
    • variety of words
    • has rhythm
    • smooth transitions
    • writing flows
    • easy to read aloud

    Conventions

    • look up words
    • know your editing symbols
    • hunt down errors
    • follow grammar rules
    • use paragraph breaks
    • check punctuation
    Christopher Shively posted this entry on Wednesday, February 21st, 2007 at 3:26 pm. Posted in the category 6 + 1 Writing You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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