Transcript 6 Traits - Ideas and Content

6 Traits - Ideas and Content
•Clear and focused – What does that mean?
•Knowledge, fresh, original- What does that
mean?
•Telling, quality, accurate details – What does
that mean?
6 Traits - Organization
• An inviting introduction – What makes an intro inviting?
• A satisfying conclusion – What would be included?
• Connecting with transitions – Where would you logically
use them?
• Logical sequencing – What does that mean?
• Pacing is controlled – How does one do that?
• Audience – Why is that important?
6 Traits - Voice
• Person behind the words – What does that
mean?
• Flavor and Texture – How would one create
those in a piece of writing?
• From the heart – How does a writer get there?
• Screams to be read aloud – Pair share
something you have read that you think should
be read aloud.
6 Traits – Word Choice
• Specific and accurate – What does that mean with
choosing words?
• Creates pictures in the reader’s mind – What tools would
a writer use to do this?
• Natural/not overdone – What does that mean to a writer?
• Lively verbs – Pair share what LIVELY verbs are.
• Precise nouns – What does that mean?
• Striking words – Discuss what striking words are.
6 Traits – Sentence Fluency
• Purposeful and varied sentence beginning
(NTSBWTSW!!) – How could a writer do this? In
which part of the writing process would a writer
logically work on this?
• Cadence – How do sentences have a cadence
(a beat)?
• Vary in length and structure – How would a
writer accomplish this?
6 Traits – Writing Conventions
• Spelling, grammar and usage, capitalization and
punctuation – In which part of the writing
process would a writer double check these?
• Paragraphing is sound – What does that mean?
• Sufficiently long and complex – What does that
mean?