6 Traits of Writing & Writing Way
Evan Tvedt
Six Traits of Writing for Stick People
The 6 Traits of Writing
Ideas
- choose an interesting topic
- include details such as: facts, examples, statistics, and thoughts/ feelings
Organization
- use the colors to organize your work
- green is for topic sentences
- yellow is for main ideas
- red is for details
Word Choice
- use specific nouns and words
- use exciting adverbs and adjectives
- use a thesaurus!
Sentence Fluency
- combine short, choppy sentences
- use a variety of sentence lengths
- use simple, compound, and complex sentences
- use transitions
The Writing Process
Writing Process
Prewrite
- brainstorm ideas
- decide on a topic
- do the research needed to be done
- when assembling ideas for a nonfiction paragraph remember to use a T table
Drafting
- put what you read into your own words
- write sentences even if they aren't perfect
- use a core 4 topic sentance
Revising
- reread what you have written
- take out or add parts
- make sure it sound smooth and not chunky
Editing
- correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization
- have someone check your work
- rewrite it correctly and neatly
Publishing
- create a final copy
- illustrate the manuscript
- submit to a publisher (optional)