Transcript 6 + 1 Traits of Effective Writing

6 + 1 Traits of Effective
Writing
Ideas
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the content of the piece
the main theme
the message is clear
The writer chooses details that are
interesting, important, and informative–
often the kinds of details the reader
would not normally anticipate or
predict.
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…”
Organization
• Organization is the internal structure of
a piece of writing
• Organizational structure can be based
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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.
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.
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…)
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.
Conventions
• The mechanics of writing:
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Spelling
Formatting
Paragraph structure
Grammar
Punctuation
Presentation
• How the final product looks and how it
is going to be presented to the
reader/audience.
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