6+1 Traits of Good Writing

Traits mean....

• options

• qualities

• appearance

• flavor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Presentation is.............

• Sharing your completed writing. It is presentable and readable.

• Talking about something.

• Writing a paragraph.

• Giving a speech.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Voice is.........

• Writing with a loud voice.

• Writing when you are happy.

• Your writing has feelings and has a personality.

• A loud sound.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Sentence Fluency is....

• Writing sentences for a story.

• Beginning your sentences with a capital letter.

• Checking all your sentences when you are done.

• Your sentences flow and they have different lengths.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Word Choice is...

• Writing with strong, descriptive, colorful words.

• Writing with long and short words.

• Using words that your know.

• Using words in your writing.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How many Traits of Good Writing are there?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• 5

This is the brain of your writing and all of them must stay on topic.

• Presentation

• Word Choice

• Ideas

• Voice

No capital letters and poor grammar means your _____ is weak.

• Conventions

• Word Choice

• Voice

• Writing

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

If all your sentences begin with the same word, then your ______________ will be weak in your writing.

• Sentence Fluency

• Voice

• Punctuation

• Sentence Fluency