Six Traits

This trait focuses on content and meaning.

• Conventions

• Sentence Fluency

• Voice

• Ideas & Content

This trait focuses on the structure of the writing. The introduction and conclusion should be fully developed.

• Ideas & Content

• Word Choice

• Organization

• Sentence Fluency

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Good writing contains strong words, including specific nouns and verbs.

• ideas and content

• organization

• word choice

• conventions

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Good writing is carefully edited and follows the rules of punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

• conventions

• ideas and content

• organization

• voice

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Strong writing has a clear beginning, middle, and end (introduction, body, conclusion).  It is easy to follow.

• ideas and content

• organization

• word choice

• sentence fluency

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The best writing reveals the writer's personality.

• voice

• word choice

• ideas and content

• organization

Identify the trait being described in red below. Good writing contains strong words, including specific nouns and verbs.

• ideas and content

• organization

• word choice

• conventions

Identify the trait being described in red below. Good writing is carefully edited and follows the rules of punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

• conventions

• ideas and content

• organization

• voice

Identify the trait being described in red below. Strong writing has a clear beginning, middle, and end (introduction, body, conclusion). It is easy to follow.

• ideas and content

• organization

• word choice

• sentence fluency

Identify the trait being described in red below. The best writing reveals the writer's personality.

• voice

• word choice

• ideas and content

• organization