Writing Traits: 6 + 1: Traits

The meaning and development of the message.

• conventions

• ideas

• word choice

The way in which writers structure their ideas with a clear beginning, middle and an end.

• organizations

• voice

• sentence fluency

Tags

CCSS.W.5.1A

CCSS.W.5.2A

CCSS.W.5.4

It shows that the writer is engaged with the topic and leaves the reader with a sense that a real person is speaking to them and cares about the topic.

• word choice

• ideas

• voice

 This trait involves using the right words in writing that will give clarity, evoke feelings, moods, likes and dislikes, and creates a vivid picture in the readers mind.

• word choice

• ideas

• voice

Writing that is graceful, varied, rhythmic – almost musical. It’s easy to read aloud.

• ideas

• organization

• sentence fluency

The mechanical correctness of the piece—spelling, grammar and usage, paragraphing (indenting at the appropriate spots), use of capitals, and punctuation.

• conventions

• word choice

• sentence fluency

What is Ideas?

• Makes writing come alive.

• The message is clear and the reader understands the point of the story.

• Create the clearest meaning possible.

What is Convention?

• Writing that has usually been proofread and edited with care.

• Sense of the writers’ personality comes out in the writing piece.

• Create the clearest meaning possible.

What is Organization?

• The meaning and development of the message.

• The writing has a clear beginning, middle and an end.

• Sentences are well built. They vary in structure and length.

What is Sentence Fluency?

• This trait is all about making great ideas flow easily and skillfully from the mind to the page.

• It shows that the writer is engaged with the topic and leaves the reader with a sense that a real person is speaking to them.

• Sentences are well built. They vary in structure and length.