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Six Traits of Writing Checklist-

 

Ideas:

____ Something you know about

____ Makes sense

____ Has a purpose

____ Interesting details

Organization:

____ Neat beginning

____ Flows from detail to detail

____ Paragraphs with new ideas

____ Good ending

Voice:

____ Sounds like me

____ Reader can identify with me and what I write

____ Reader can understand my characters

____ Reader can feel about the story

Word Choice:

____ My words are the best I can think of

____ My verbs are exciting

____ My adjectives make my sentences more interesting

____ My words make pictures in the readers mind

Sentence Fluency:

____ My sentences begin differently

____ Some sentences are short and others long

____ It sounds good when I read it aloud

____ My sentences are powerful

Conventions:

____ Capitals are used correctly

____ Periods and commas are used

____ I’ve tried to spell all words correctly

____ I indented my paragraphs

 

 

 

 

Ideas

 

-Write about something you know.

 

-Write so it makes sense to you and your readers.

 

-Write with a purpose.

 

-Write with interesting details.

 

 

Organization

 

-Write a neat beginning to catch your readers attention.

 

-Sentences should flow from detail to detail.

 

-Each paragraph has a new idea about your story.

 

-Write a good ending that satisfies your reader.

 

 

Voice

 

-My story sounds like me.

 

-My reader can identify with what I write.

 

-My reader can understand my characters.

 

-My reader can have feelings about my story.

 

 

Word Choice

 

 

 

-My words are the best I can think of.

 

-My verb choice is exciting.

 

-My adjectives make my sentences more interesting.

 

-My words make pictures in the readers mind.

 

 

 

Sentence Fluency

 

-My sentences begin with different words.

 

-Some of my sentences are short and some are long.

 

-My story sounds good when I read it aloud.

 

-My sentences use ideas and words that are powerful.

 

 

 

Conventions

 

-All capitals are used correctly.

 

-Periods and commas are used correctly.

 

-All words have been spelled correctly.

 

-All paragraphs are indented.