Writing Process 6 Traits of Writing
Danielle Homrighausen
Ideas
- Choose a topic that is interesting.
- Include facts, statistics, examples, thoughts, and feelings.
- Clear message, purpose, and focus.
Organization
- Topic and conclusion sentences are green.
- Main ideas or topic sentences are yellow.
- Main ideas have to have TRANSITIONS!
- Details or ''tell me more" are pink/ red.
Voice
- Write in an engaging way that wants the reader wanting more!
- Your own special way of saying things.
- Reveals the true you.
Word Choice
- Use specific nouns and verbs.
- Use exciting adjectives and adverbs.
- USE A THESAURUS!
Sentence Fluency
- Use a variety of different sized sentences.
- Use different beginnings and lengths.
- Effective writing flows while read.
Conventions
- Edit using C.O.P.S.
- Carefully edit, it should be easy to understand.
- Follow the rules for punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
The Writing Process
- Prewriting
- Writing
- Responding
- Revising
- Editing
- Publishing/ Sharing
Brainstorming
- Put ideas on paper
- Choose three
- Sort things out
Prewriting
- Purpose and audience
- Brainstorming
- Form
Responding
- Teacher/ Peer confrence.
- Self evaluation
Editing
- Conventions
- Punctuation
- Capitalzation
ESSAY SWAG
Color Scheme
- Topic/ Conclusion sentences
- Main Idea sentences
- Detail sentences
Transitions
- The first word of Main Idea sentence
- Includes number words such as First, Second, Third, ect.
Core Four
- Simple Sentences
- Number Statements
- Questions
- Situation/ Stance
T-Table
- Simple Sentences
- Questions
- Number Sentence
- Situation/ Stance
Topic Sentence and Conclusion
- Last sentence in full paragraph
- Always highlighted green in first draft
Main Idea
- Usually three in a paragraph
- Always highlighted yellow in a first draft
Details/ Tell me More
- Usually nine plus in a paragraph
- Always pink or red in a first draft
6 Traits of Writing
- Ideas
- Organization
- Voice
- Word Choice
- Sentence Fluency
- Conventions