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The Six Traits of
    Writing
    by Tamra Lanning
         WIT 573
        Fall 2008
What are the six traits?

   Ideas                                  Sentence Fluency


Organization                                Word Choice


   Voice                                    Conventions
Now...let’s take a quiz!
Which trait helps the reader to see your
                  personality?




A. Voice

B. Sentence Fluency
Which trait helps the reader to see your
                  personality?




A. Voice

B. Sentence Fluency
Which trait helps the reader to see your
                  personality?


              Correct!
              Good job!
A. Voice

B. Sentence Fluency
Which trait helps the reader to see your
                  personality?


              Correct!
              Good job!
A. Voice

B. Sentence Fluency
Which trait suggests that I use a graphic
                   organizer?




A. Ideas

B. Organization
Which trait suggests that I use a graphic
                   organizer?




A. Ideas

B. Organization
Which trait suggests that I use a graphic
                   organizer?


            Correct!
           Good job!
A. Ideas

B. Organization
Which trait suggests that I use a graphic
                   organizer?


            Correct!
           Good job!
A. Ideas

B. Organization
Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to
                 check for errors?




A. Sentence Fluency

B. Conventions
Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to
                 check for errors?




A. Sentence Fluency

B. Conventions
Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to
                  check for errors?




A.   Sentence Fluency
                      Correct!
                    Good job!
B. Conventions
Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to
                  check for errors?




A.   Sentence Fluency
                      Correct!
                    Good job!
B. Conventions
Which trait reminds you to begin your essay
                  with a hook?




A. Word Choice

B. Organization
Which trait reminds you to begin your essay
                  with a hook?




A. Word Choice

B. Organization
Which trait reminds you to begin your essay
                  with a hook?




A. Word Choice
                    Correct!
                    Good job!
B. Organization
Which trait reminds you to begin your essay
                  with a hook?




A. Word Choice
                    Correct!
                    Good job!
B. Organization
Which trait reminds you to vary your
       sentence lengths and beginnings?




A. Sentence Fluency

B. Ideas
Which trait reminds you to vary your
       sentence lengths and beginnings?




A. Sentence Fluency

B. Ideas
Which trait reminds you to vary your
       sentence lengths and beginnings?


                       Correct!
                      Good job!
A. Sentence Fluency

B. Ideas
Which trait reminds you to vary your
       sentence lengths and beginnings?


                       Correct!
                      Good job!
A. Sentence Fluency

B. Ideas
Which trait reminds you to use vivid verbs
            and awesome adjective?

                   Oops! Conventions remind you to
                 check capitalization and punctuation.
                        Click here to try again.


A. Conventions

B. Word Choice
Which trait reminds you to use vivid verbs
            and awesome adjective?

                   Oops! Conventions remind you to
                 check capitalization and punctuation.
                        Click here to try again.


A. Conventions

B. Word Choice
Which trait helps the reader to see your
                  personality?




                       Oops! Sentence fluency
                  reminds you to vary your sentence
A. Voice          beginnings and lengths. Click here
                          to try again.

B. Sentence Fluency
Which trait helps the reader to see your
                  personality?




                       Oops! Sentence fluency
                  reminds you to vary your sentence
A. Voice          beginnings and lengths. Click here
                          to try again.

B. Sentence Fluency
Which trait suggests that I use a graphic
                       organizer?



                   Oops! This one’s tricky!
                  Organization means how
               your paper is laid out with a good
A. Ideas         opening and closing. Click
                      here to try again.

B. Organization
Which trait suggests that I use a graphic
                       organizer?



                   Oops! This one’s tricky!
                  Organization means how
               your paper is laid out with a good
A. Ideas         opening and closing. Click
                      here to try again.

B. Organization
Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to
                  check for errors?




                      Oops! Sentence fluency
                     reminds you to vary your
A. Sentence Fluency
                 sentence beginnings and lengths.
                      Click here to try again.

B. Conventions
Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to
                  check for errors?




                      Oops! Sentence fluency
                     reminds you to vary your
A. Sentence Fluency
                 sentence beginnings and lengths.
                      Click here to try again.

B. Conventions
Which trait reminds you to begin your essay
                      with a hook?


                        Oops! Word choice
                  encourages you to choose vivid
                  verbs and awesome adjectives.
                    Click here to try again.

A. Word Choice

B. Organization
Which trait reminds you to begin your essay
                      with a hook?


                        Oops! Word choice
                  encourages you to choose vivid
                  verbs and awesome adjectives.
                    Click here to try again.

A. Word Choice

B. Organization
Which trait reminds you to vary your
       sentence lengths and beginnings?




               Oops! Ideas prompt you to
A. Sentence Fluency
             use a graphic organizer to get
           your thoughts together. Click here
                    to try again.
B. Ideas
Which trait reminds you to vary your
       sentence lengths and beginnings?




               Oops! Ideas prompt you to
A. Sentence Fluency
             use a graphic organizer to get
           your thoughts together. Click here
                    to try again.
B. Ideas
You’re Finished! Great job....now go write a great
                     essay!
Credits
Produced and Edited
        by
   Tamra Lanning
For More Information..


http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/
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http://www.writingfix.com/traits.htm

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  • 1. The Six Traits of Writing by Tamra Lanning WIT 573 Fall 2008
  • 2.
  • 3. What are the six traits? Ideas Sentence Fluency Organization Word Choice Voice Conventions
  • 4.
  • 6. Which trait helps the reader to see your personality? A. Voice B. Sentence Fluency
  • 7. Which trait helps the reader to see your personality? A. Voice B. Sentence Fluency
  • 8. Which trait helps the reader to see your personality? Correct! Good job! A. Voice B. Sentence Fluency
  • 9. Which trait helps the reader to see your personality? Correct! Good job! A. Voice B. Sentence Fluency
  • 10. Which trait suggests that I use a graphic organizer? A. Ideas B. Organization
  • 11. Which trait suggests that I use a graphic organizer? A. Ideas B. Organization
  • 12. Which trait suggests that I use a graphic organizer? Correct! Good job! A. Ideas B. Organization
  • 13. Which trait suggests that I use a graphic organizer? Correct! Good job! A. Ideas B. Organization
  • 14. Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to check for errors? A. Sentence Fluency B. Conventions
  • 15. Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to check for errors? A. Sentence Fluency B. Conventions
  • 16. Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to check for errors? A. Sentence Fluency Correct! Good job! B. Conventions
  • 17. Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to check for errors? A. Sentence Fluency Correct! Good job! B. Conventions
  • 18. Which trait reminds you to begin your essay with a hook? A. Word Choice B. Organization
  • 19. Which trait reminds you to begin your essay with a hook? A. Word Choice B. Organization
  • 20. Which trait reminds you to begin your essay with a hook? A. Word Choice Correct! Good job! B. Organization
  • 21. Which trait reminds you to begin your essay with a hook? A. Word Choice Correct! Good job! B. Organization
  • 22. Which trait reminds you to vary your sentence lengths and beginnings? A. Sentence Fluency B. Ideas
  • 23. Which trait reminds you to vary your sentence lengths and beginnings? A. Sentence Fluency B. Ideas
  • 24. Which trait reminds you to vary your sentence lengths and beginnings? Correct! Good job! A. Sentence Fluency B. Ideas
  • 25. Which trait reminds you to vary your sentence lengths and beginnings? Correct! Good job! A. Sentence Fluency B. Ideas
  • 26. Which trait reminds you to use vivid verbs and awesome adjective? Oops! Conventions remind you to check capitalization and punctuation. Click here to try again. A. Conventions B. Word Choice
  • 27. Which trait reminds you to use vivid verbs and awesome adjective? Oops! Conventions remind you to check capitalization and punctuation. Click here to try again. A. Conventions B. Word Choice
  • 28. Which trait helps the reader to see your personality? Oops! Sentence fluency reminds you to vary your sentence A. Voice beginnings and lengths. Click here to try again. B. Sentence Fluency
  • 29. Which trait helps the reader to see your personality? Oops! Sentence fluency reminds you to vary your sentence A. Voice beginnings and lengths. Click here to try again. B. Sentence Fluency
  • 30. Which trait suggests that I use a graphic organizer? Oops! This one’s tricky! Organization means how your paper is laid out with a good A. Ideas opening and closing. Click here to try again. B. Organization
  • 31. Which trait suggests that I use a graphic organizer? Oops! This one’s tricky! Organization means how your paper is laid out with a good A. Ideas opening and closing. Click here to try again. B. Organization
  • 32. Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to check for errors? Oops! Sentence fluency reminds you to vary your A. Sentence Fluency sentence beginnings and lengths. Click here to try again. B. Conventions
  • 33. Which trait asks you to re-read your essay to check for errors? Oops! Sentence fluency reminds you to vary your A. Sentence Fluency sentence beginnings and lengths. Click here to try again. B. Conventions
  • 34. Which trait reminds you to begin your essay with a hook? Oops! Word choice encourages you to choose vivid verbs and awesome adjectives. Click here to try again. A. Word Choice B. Organization
  • 35. Which trait reminds you to begin your essay with a hook? Oops! Word choice encourages you to choose vivid verbs and awesome adjectives. Click here to try again. A. Word Choice B. Organization
  • 36. Which trait reminds you to vary your sentence lengths and beginnings? Oops! Ideas prompt you to A. Sentence Fluency use a graphic organizer to get your thoughts together. Click here to try again. B. Ideas
  • 37. Which trait reminds you to vary your sentence lengths and beginnings? Oops! Ideas prompt you to A. Sentence Fluency use a graphic organizer to get your thoughts together. Click here to try again. B. Ideas
  • 38. You’re Finished! Great job....now go write a great essay!
  • 39. Credits Produced and Edited by Tamra Lanning