6+1 Traits of Writing Introduction

What are the 6+1 Traits of Writing?

• Vocabulary teachers use to describe what good writing looks like

• Language that teachers use to tell students what they did wrong and dumb

• An evil professional development tool that admin makes teachers learn against their consent

Why are the 6+1 Traits useful for both teachers and students?

• Using the language of the traits in our assessments gives us a shared vocabulary that everyone understands

• They aren't

• They are research-driven tools to make students feel inadequate about their writing

• Teachers can use the traits to help students become better writers by focusing on what they are bad at

Which of the following is NOT one of the 6+1 traits?

• Ideas

• Voice

• Word Choice

• Paragraph Structure

What is the +1 trait?

• Presentation

• Conventions

• Sentence Fluency

• Organization

What are the advantages of Trait-Based Writing?

• Captures the qualities of what good writing looks like

• Provides common vocabulary for talking about writing

• Allows students to become self-evaluators

• All of these

The traits are MOST useful during what part of the writing process?

• Teacher Feedback

• Prewriting

• Proofreading

• Using ChatGPT to write the assignment for me

When we use the traits successfully we can help students by

• Showing students that when they do well, it was not a happy accident

• When students struggle they can see what good writing looks like and help them improve

• Both options are correct

• None of these are correct

Using the 6+1 Traits of Writing can help our students become more successful writers, and using this common language across the board will keep everyone united and guide the learning process to hopefully improve writing scores at HCCA.

• True

• False