The Writing Process & 6 Traits

Place the writing process steps in the correct order.

• Publish

• Draft

• Edit & Revise

• Obtain Feedback

• Prewrite

Match the following writing process step with the correct description.

• Use digital tools and readers to get helpful comments

• Draft

• Check for capitalization, punctuation, organization, grammar, spelling.

• Prewrite

• Select a topic, collect details, and make a plan.

• Revise

• Get all your ideas on paper for the first time.

• Obtain Feedback

• Reread what you wrote, change/ add/ remove parts that you have written.

• Edit

Which trait for writing is described as:

the clear message that includes specific ideas and details

• voice

• sentence fluency

• ideas

Which trait for writing is described as:

having a clear beginning, middle, end and is easy to follow

• organization

• word choice

• conventions

Which trait for writing is described as:

hearing the special way where the writer expresses ideas and feelings

• conventions

• voice

• organization

Which trait for writing is described as:

having strong verbs, specific nouns, and colorful adjectives

• word choice

• ideas

• conventions

Which trait for writing is described as:

writing flows from one sentence to the next; sentences begin in different ways and vary in length

• word choice

• sentence fluency

• voice

Which trait for writing is described as:

following the rules for correct punctuation, spelling, capitalization, grammar

• conventions

• ideas

• word choice

In this step of the writing process you fix misspelled words.

• revising

• editing

• drafting

• rehearsal

A writer should use the feedback provided to make significant improvements in this step of the writing process.

• editing

• publishing

• revising