6 Traits of Writing
Aubrey Frey
Ideas
- choose a topic that interests you ( be creative), or what your teacher assigns
- include details-facts, statistic examples, and thoughts/feelings
Organization
- topic-green
- main ideas-yellow( transitions)
- tell me more-red
- conclusion-green
Voice
- speak in an interesting way that keeps people reading your story
- show instead of tell
Word Choice
- use exact nouns/verbs
- use breath-taking adjectives/adverbs
- use a thesaurus (Thesaurus.com)
Sentence Fluency
- combine short sentences into longer ones
- use a variety of sentences lengths
- use both long and short sentences
Conventions
- revise your work by using evaluation sheet
- edit your work by using C.O.P.S.
Writing is Cool!!!!!!! (song for kids about the basics of beginning writing)
Brainstorming
- think of ideas for your story
- make an organized list
Compose
- write a first draft
- organize your ideas
Evaluate
- do you like your work
- write down your steps on a spread sheeet
Revise
- is this your best work
- how can you make it better
- does it flow nicely
Edit
- check for capitalization, commas, punctuation, miss spelling exc.
- anything else that you need to fix
Pulblish
- share your story! :)
Core 4 Topic Sentences
- simple statement
- number statement
- question
- situation stance
Topic Sentences
Green- use the core 4 topic sentences
Transitions
- words to connect sentences
Main Ideas
Yellow- has to have a transition word at the beginning of the sentences
Tell Me More
Red- has more information about the main ideas
Conclusion
Green-is like the topic sentence but in different wording
Color Scheme
- goes in a circle starting at green