A definition of all of the Traits here! Lesson plans with picture books here! Suggestions for SPANISH Six Trait writing (scroll on page for additional information). Lessons, including great PPTS! Ideas: The heart of your paper is your message! What are you trying to tell us? Is your theme or message clear for your reader? Is it your idea, something only you could tell a reader? Owl Lab on Ideas Lessons for teachers on Ideas Teachers: Writing Fix lessons on idea development Voice: Does your personality shine through your writing? Let us hear your voice! OWL lab on Voice Lessons for teachers on Voice in writing Teachers: Writing Fix lessons for voice Personal narrative titles Organization: hook your reader with a great beginning and keep it up! OWL lab on organization Lessons for teachers on in writing with Organization Teachers: Writing Fix lessons for organization Word Choice: Are your words memorable? Do they paint pictures for the reader? OWL lab on word choice Lessons for teachers on in writing with great word choice Teachers: Writing Fix lessons for word choice Examples of literary devices in books Sentence Fluency: does your writing sound great when you read aloud, or is it missing something? Maybe you could work on the length and quality of the sentences! OWL lab on sentence fluency Lessons for teachers on in writing with sentence fluency Teachers: Writing Fix lessons for fluent sentences Conventions: watch out for those writing mistakes we all make! Good spelling and punctuation make things easier for your reader! OWL lab on conventions Lessons for teachers on in writing conventions Teachers: Writing Fix lessons for conventions Presentation: How does your final draft look? Do you need more polishing? Teachers: A great rubric for grading on this page A definition of all traits and two rubrics here! Back to the Six
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