Voice

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Voice

• Six Traits of Good Writing

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Voice

• Your personality shows through your writing
• Fingerprints on the page

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Good Voice

• You want to read this aloud to someone else
• The writing clearly belongs to this writer.
• The voice is just right for the topic, purpose,
  and audience.
• The writer knows the topic and the confidence
  coming from that knowledge strengthens the voice.
• The writers enthusiasm is contagious.

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Key Questions

• Would you want to keep reading if it were longer?
• Does this sound like me?

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Which Voice is better?

• One sizzling August afternoon my friends and I
  cruised down the Wisconsin River on a bright red
  canoe. Their energetic golden retriever, Toby,
  rode along with us. Whenever one of us would
  shout, "Switch sides," Toby would jump up and
  dance around. One time he leaped so high, he
  tipped the bouncing boat. We all flopped into the
  water splashing and laughing like baby seals.
  What fun!

• I went canoeing with friends. They brought their
  dog. It was hot outside. The water felt good. The
  dog liked to play in the water with us. We all
  got wet. It was fun!

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Name that Voice

• Wow, that was really scary and if you don't
  mind me saying, if that don't work, your breath
  will certainly get the job done, 'cause you
  definitely need some Tic Tacs or something 'cause
  your breath STINKS.

Nemo
President Bush
Donkey
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Name that Voice
Look, why don't you give me a call when you want
to start taking this a little more seriously.
Here's my card.
The Joker
Aerial
Harry Potter
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Name that Voice
Named must your fear be before banish it you
can.
Chris Brown
Hanna Montana
Yoda