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1 Parent Seminar Meet the Six Traits of Quality Writing October 15 2003
Welcome! Parent Seminar Meet the Six Traits of Quality Writing October

2 GOALS Understand the six traits of quality writing
Understand the rubric used for scoring student writing Practice scoring student work Learn strategies for helping your child with writing at home

3 What does writing instruction look like?
Listening to examples of good writing Practicing the different traits Applying practice to writing essays Students evaluating their own writing

4 The Writing Process Prewriting (Planning) Writing (First Draft)
Revising (Improving your writing) Editing (Correcting for style and accuracy) Publishing (Sharing)

5 Genres of Writing Summary
Fictional, Biographical and Autobiographical Narratives Persuasive Essay Response to Literature Expository/Informational Writing Research Report Technical/Real World Writing (8th grade)

6 Meet the 6 Traits of Quality Writing
October 2003

7 What are the 6 traits? Ideas Organization Voice Word Choice
Sentence Fluency Conventions

8 Ideas

9 Ideas Ideas are the heart of any piece of writing…
It’s all about the information Ideas paint pictures in a reader’s mind Informational text becomes reader-friendly Pay attention to ‘beyond-the-obvious’ detail Ideas demonstrate clarity, focus, sense of purpose

10 Organization

11 Organization is the internal structure…
It’s not just paragraphs, but what’s in them! Does it make sense? Is the writing easy to follow? A well-laid-out road map? Does the lead ‘hook’ the reader? Are transitions smooth and appropriate? Is the conclusion satisfying?

12 isualize (Audience & Content) rganize (Outside the box) nterpret raft
Voice isualize (Audience & Content) rganize (Outside the box) nterpret raft laborate or Eliminate VOICE

13 Voice is personality… and confidence
Individuality and perspective Enthusiasm and expressiveness Is the author knowledgeable about the topic? Does the piece hold the reader’s attention? Is there real passion? Does the author care? Does the text just repeat common knowledge? Is the voice appropriate?

14 Word Choice Word Choice Sounds scrumptious! ‘A breath of fresh air…’
How exquisite! Sounds scrumptious! Listen to the serene stillness... ‘A breath of fresh air…’

15 Word Choice Word choice is clear, precise and colorful…
Find the word that is ‘just right’ Stretch to use new, interesting words Think verbs, verbs, verbs (use high energy words) Avoid ‘Creeping Thesaurus-itis’ Eliminate tired, trite words Cut the fat… only use words that carry their own weight

16 Sentence Fluency

17 The rhythm and flow of the sentences…
Sentence Fluency The rhythm and flow of the sentences… Sounds soothing to the ear… A variety of sentence length and structure Text begs to be read aloud Smooth transitions support fluency Punctuate. Periods are a good thing!

18 Conventions

19 Conventions Editing & revising for conventions…
Use of proper format (indentation, margins, spacing, etc.) Correct use of capitalization, punctuation and spelling Maintain verb tense and subject verb agreement throughout composition Use adverbs, appositives, clauses and phrases correctly Use homophones and other vocabulary correctly

20 Remembering the 6 traits…
Ideas Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions

21 What is a Rubric? ??? Shall we try it? I’m not sure…

22 Ideas for Parents… Materials needed Conversations Questions to Ask
Encourage! Celebrate!

23 Questions? Talk to your student’s English teacher!
Thanks for Coming! Questions? Talk to your student’s English teacher!

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