Transcript THE SIX TRAITS - Welcome to the Greeneville City Schools

THE SIX TRAITS
What to look for in good writing.
SIX TRAITS
IDEAS
ORGANIZATION
SENTENCE
FLUENCY
CONVENTIONS
VOICE
WORD CHOICE
IDEAS
makes
sense
narrow, manageable topic
sounds like writer knows
what he’s talking about
fresh spin
important details
ORGANIZATION
hook
or lead that grabs reader
things are in order
elaboration on the topic
doesn’t just stop
no boring summaries
easy to follow, but not
predictable
SENTENCE FLUENCY
easy
to read aloud
varied sentence lengths
varied
sentence beginnings: now,
nevertheless, however, furthermore,
therefore, after, although, next, as a
result, secondly, consequently...
CONVENTIONS
looks
clean, edited, polished
most things are correct
no biG, glaRing errors
easy to focus on ideas and
not mistakes
easy to understand and
follow
CONVENTIONS
Capitalization
Usage
+
+
Punctuation +
Spelling =
CUPS
look closely for them
VOICE
sounds
like a person
wrote it
sounds like you and
no one else
brings topic to life
punch, style, courage
VOICE
makes
the reader
feel something
WORD CHOICE
creates
memorable moments
vivid images
simple language used well
minimal slang, jargon,
thesaurus language
WORD CHOICE
use
the best
be precise
strong verbs:
dashed instead of ran
whispered instead of said
don’t use the same word
over and over and over
Can you name them?
IDEAS
ORGANIZATION
SENTENCE
FLUNCY
CONVENTIONS
VOICE
WORD CHOICE