6 + 1 Traits of Effective Writing

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6 1 Traits of Effective Writing
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Ideas

• the content of the piece
• the main theme
• the message is clear
• The writer chooses details that are interesting,
  important, and informativeoften the kinds of
  details the reader would not normally anticipate
  or predict.

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Ideas Example

• Boring Writer "It was a sunny day, and the sky
  was blue, the clouds were fluffy white "
• Effective Writer The sunlight was so bright,
  that the sky and clouds looked as one white
  light

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Organization

• Organization is the internal structure of a piece
  of writing
• Organizational structure can be based on
• comparison-contrast
• development of a central theme
• chronological history of an event
• As well as many others
• The piece closes with a sense of resolution,
  tying up loose ends, bringing things to closure.

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Voice

• The writer is a real person
• personal tone and flavor to the piece that is
  unmistakably the authors.
• You can hear the writer speaking to you through
  his/her words.
• The emotion behind the writing.

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Word Choice

• Is the vocabulary a writer uses to convey a
  meaning.
• The language can stimulate the readers five
  senses.
• Is age/grade appropriate.
• Should fit the style of writing (i.e.
  descriptive, persuasive, opinion)

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Sentence Fluency

• Sentence Fluency is the rhythm and flow of the
  language.
• the sound of word patterns.
• The way a writer, writes to ears and not just the
  eye.

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Conventions

• The mechanics of writing
• Spelling
• Formatting
• Paragraph structure
• Grammar
• Punctuation

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Presentation

• How the final product looks and how it is going
  to be presented to the reader/audience.
• Handwriting
• Typed ? MLA Format
• Portfolio
• PowerPoint
• Oral Presentation
• Website