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The Friday Paragraph

Learning to write effectively involves mastering the Six Traits of Writing: Ideas and Content, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions. These elements help you articulate your thoughts clearly and creatively. With a focus on developing unique perspectives and precise language, this guide encourages writers to explore how to respond to societal violence through their writing. Aim for a response of 12-15 sentences, and take time to proofread, correct errors, and enhance your diction and sentence structure.

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The Friday Paragraph

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  1. The Friday Paragraph Learning to write by writing

  2. What are the SIX TRAITS of writing? • Ideas and Content – What are you saying? What are the main ideas? • Organization – How have you ordered your ideas? Is there a thread of central meaning? • Voice – Is your unique perspective as a writer coming through? Or are you just parroting the teacher/writing what you think is the ‘right’ answer’? • Word Choice – Are you using precise, rich, descriptive words? • Sentence Fluency – Is there a rhythm, flow, and variety in your sentences? • Conventions – Is your writing mechanically correct? Punctuation, spelling, grammar, capitalization (just to name a few)

  3. Today’s topic… • But first… • Shoot for 12-15 sentences • If you finish early, you can • Proof read, correct noticeable errors • Improve your diction • Improve the sentence structure • So here’s the topic… • How do we respond to violence in our society?

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