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Introducing
One of
the
Six
Traits:
The Writing Process
IDEAS and CONTENT
• Did I write sentences that make the
main idea stand out clearly?
• Did I give examples and use
details to support my main idea?
• Am I able to convince my
audience that I really know my
topic?
How do I know my
ideas are unique and
interesting?
• I know that my reader
will learn something
new from my writing.
• I did not write the same
old thing.
How do I know that the
details I have used are
clear and have been
researched?
• I know that when someone
reads my writing, they will be
learning the truth, not
something that I just made up.
• My writing creates a picture for
the reader.
Are my facts mixed
with interesting
anecdotes?
• I don’t just keep telling a list of
facts. I make sure to make
connections to my life to make
the reading more enjoyable.
• I keep my reader entertained.
Is there not so much
content that the
reader gets bored?
• I have read over the writing and
taken out anything that does
not add to the enjoyment of
reading the information.
• Don’t skip anything…my writing
is full of only the best.
Is the content
well organized?
• I made sure that each
paragraph is only about one
part of the topic.
• When I begin telling about
something new, my reader
doesn’t get lost because of my
great transition sentences.
Is the ending written so
that the reader feels they
have learned something?
• My ending is more like a short
summary of everything I want
my reader to learn.
• You can tell my writing is
finished because my last
sentence shares my final
thought.
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