6 traits of writing things to make your writing more interesting

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6 Traits of Writing Things to make your writing more interesting

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Page 1: 6 Traits of Writing Things to make your writing more interesting

6 Traits of WritingThings to make your writing more interesting

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The 6 traits are: Ideas and Development Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions

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Ideas and Development Knowing what to say Focusing on the main point Adding important details Getting rid of the ‘filler’ Identifying the purpose & audience Creative, fresh, insightful

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Organization Putting things in order Beginning with a good lead Ending with a satisfying conclusion Linking ideas together smoothly

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Little Women quote

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Voice Putting yourself in your writing Thinking of your audience Liking your topic – letting is show Matching voice to purpose Personality

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Mr. Porter

We still need 2 people to cover the softball game today as well as 2 for tomorrows softball game. Think of all the things you can do with $15.00. That’s like 13 Red Box rentals. You could watch all 4 Twilight movies, the 6 Starwars, and your choice of Harry Potter movies. NOW who’s interested?

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Mr. BrownJust in case you have noticed our softball girls walking through the halls in those awesome Orion Titan shirts and found yourself wondering “By golly, I wish I could get one of those shirts,” guess what?  You can!!!  From Thelma!!!  In the office!!!  For $15 you can look uber-awesome at sporting events!  Sizes are limited, so be quick and get yours today! 

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Word Choice Painting word pictures Finding the right words Avoiding fluff (nice, special, good) Favoring strong verbs Stout vocabulary

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Hatchet Page 40

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Sentence Fluency Clarity, it has to make sense Varying sentence length Differing sentence beginnings A rhythmic flow Easy to read aloud

Do it!

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The Dark is Rising

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Conventions Correct spelling Correct grammar and usage Punctuation; paragraph indentation A pleasing layout Neatness

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