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6 TRAIT WRITING

6 TRAIT WRITING. By Dr. Kenneth Holmes. 6 + 1 Concept. 1. Ideas 2. Organization 3.Voice 4.Word Choice 5.Sentence Fluency 6.Conventions + 1 Presentation. WHAT CRITERIA DO YOU USE?. To evaluate a written assignment?. 1. IDEAS/CONTENT. Focused and clean Controlling idea

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6 TRAIT WRITING

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  1. 6 TRAIT WRITING By Dr. Kenneth Holmes

  2. 6 + 1 Concept • 1. Ideas • 2. Organization • 3.Voice • 4.Word Choice • 5.Sentence Fluency • 6.Conventions • + 1 Presentation

  3. WHAT CRITERIA DO YOU USE? • To evaluate a written assignment?

  4. 1. IDEAS/CONTENT • Focused and clean • Controlling idea • Relevant details • Purposeful • Shows insight

  5. Did the writer stay focused and share original and fresh information on the topic?

  6. 2. ORGANIZATION • Enhances and show cases the central idea • Order is compelling

  7. Does the structure enhance the ideas?

  8. 3. VOICE • Gets readers attention • Expressive • Get to know the person behind the words

  9. Would the reader be motivated to keep reading the piece if it were longer?

  10. 4. WORD CHOICE • Strong vocabulary • Natural • Message is clear • Creates an image • Supports and enhances the ideas

  11. Do the words and phrases create vivid pictures that linger in your mind?

  12. 5. SENTENCE FLUENCY • Pleasant to read • Natural

  13. Can you feel the words and phrases flow together?

  14. 6. CONVENTIONS • Capitalization • Punctuation • Quotes • Grammar • Spelling • Paragraphing

  15. How much work would a copy editor need to prepare for publication?

  16. Plus 1 PRESENTATION • Neat • Looks “polite” • Good use of white space • Subtitles • Bullets • Charts • Pictures

  17. SUMMARY • Prepare a writing file • Samples of others writing • How is the paper to be marked? • What are the teacher’s expectations?

  18. GOOD LUCK!!!! • The end……

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