6 Traits of writing
Henry Maddock
Ideas
Organization
Voice
Word choice
Sentence
Conventions
Good writing is carefully editing to make it easy to understand. The writing follows rules for punctuation and grammar.
Writing Process
In the writing process, you start with brainstorming. Brainstorming is thinking about all the things for your topic. The next step is prewriting, where you use a t-table to organize your information, and then make a rough draft of your writing. You read your rough draft and revise it so that it's better. Then, with your teacher or a partner you edit for spelling, punctuation and grammar. You add interesting words, and then it's time to publish.
Color Scheme
When you write in middle school you can use three colors to help you organize your writing. Green is for the topic sentence and the conclusion. Yellow is for the main ideas, and red or pink is for details.
Core 4 Topic Sentences
When writing a topic sentence, you can try using one of these types. Situation/stance, number, question, or simple statement.