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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SIX TRAITS OF WRITING

IDEAS, ORGANIZATION, FLUENCY, VOICE, WORD CHOICE, CONVENTIONS
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IDEAS

MAIN POINT OR STORYLINE
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IDEAS

  • An important main idea
  • Interesting details
  • A clear purpose
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ORGANIZATION

THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE PF THE PIECE
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ORGANIZATION

  • Ideas comnect
  • Interesting details
  • a clear purpose

FLUENCY

RYTHM AND FLOW OF THE LANGUAGE, HOW IT PLAYS TO THE EAR
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FLUENCY

  • Easy to read expressively
  • Different sentence lengths
  • Different sentence beginnings
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VOICE

EVIDENCE OF THE WRITER BEHIND THE MESSAGE
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VOICE

  • Makes the audience care
  • Respects the needs of the audience
  • Strong statements, honest feelings
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WORD CHOICE

EVIDENCE OF PRECISION IN THE USE OF WORDS

WORD CHOICE

  • Appropriate language
  • Strong verbs
  • Well used words
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CONVENTIONS

THE MECHANICAL CORRECTNESS OF THE PIECE
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CAPITALIZATION

  • Inside punctuation
  • Spelling
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