1. Understanding Writing With Skill
ITECH
Understanding Writing With Skill
6 -Trait Rubric for Writing
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2. 6 Traits for Good Writing
Content
Ideas are well developed
Organization
Has Introduction
Logical Order
Conclusion
Voice
Paper Sounds Like Me
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3. 6 Traits for Good Writing
Word Choice
Accurate, strong, specific words
Sentence Fluency
Smooth and Easy to Read
Conventions
Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling
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4. Trait # 1 Content Read the paper and ask: Are the ideas clear?
Are there lots of details showing?
Does the writer need to add more information?
What questions are not answered?
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5. What is the difference between the two pictures?
Shadows
Lights
Lines
Ground
Texture
Good writing paints a picture with words
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6. Trait # 2 Organization Paper has a main idea
Paragraphs talk about only one thing
Each paragraph has a topic sentence
Paper has a strong beginning
Paper is easy to follow
Ending is well thought out
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7. How is running a good farm like a well organized paper?
How is running a good farm like a well organized paper? Places for all tools, seeds, animals, equipment; things can be found, not disorganized. The feed and seeds are not in the chicken coop, they are in the grain house, animals are not kept in the shed, but in the barn, grain is in granary or silo, not in garage.
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8. Trait # 3 Voice Paper sounds like the writer
Paper shows the writer cares about the topic
Paper is lively or exciting
It is different than everyone else
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9. Voice is like singing
Every one has their own personality. When that is transferred to your paper it is called voice. It is like singing – everyone has their own voice, unlike others.
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10. Trait # 4 Word Choice
Just like in music, the exact note makes a big difference
Choose strong, specific and accurate words
Words are fun and interesting
Try using words in new ways
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11. Word Choice is like a good tool
Writing compositions can be much like woodworking. It is OK to experiment and try using different techniques to do the job. If a tool doesn’t work, try another one. The same is true with words.
They are your tools.
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12. Trait # 5 Sentence Fluency
Sentences are smooth and easy to read
Sentences start in a variety of ways
Some are short – some are longer
Sentences are complete
Transitions are used between paragraphs
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13. Sentence and Gears
Will smooth or choppy give you the best edge on a jointer?
Transitions in writing help make the edge smoother.
It’s like correctly using a clutch and shifting gears.
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14. Trait # 6 Conventions
Conventions are the final touch of perfection, like decorations on a cake
Spelling is correct
Capitalization is correct
Grammar is correct
Punctuation is perfect
It Looks good
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15. Conventions & Cake
The cake is like content, how it tastes—but conventions are like frosting, decoration, how it is presented
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16. Your Closet and the 6-Traits
How can we use a closet to remember what the 6 Traits are?
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17. Six-Traits Closet: Ideas and Content -- Outfits on hangers
Organization -- How the closet is arranged
Voice -- T-shirts with personality and attitude, color
Sentence Fluency -- Pants: shorts, mid-length, long (patterned or plain)
Word Choice -- Shoes -- need to match the outfit
Conventions -- Underwear -- foundation garments that make an outfit comfortable but shouldn't show
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18. Writing Rating TRAIT 1 2 3 4 5 Name
Content
Organization
Voice
Word
Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
5 - Practically Perfect, Meets all the criteria
3 - Average work, not exceptional in any way
1 - Includes very few of the required standards
Score
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