The Six Traits is a scoring guide AND a tool for writing and using the writing process. It is a shared vocabulary for teachers and students. The six traits provide a system for “accurate, reliable feedback to students as well as a helpful guide for instruction.
1. Ideas
Ideas are the heart of the message, the content of the piece, the main theme, together with the details that enrich and develop that theme.
Key question:
Does the writing go beyond the obvious?
2. Organization
Organization is the internal structure, the thread of central meaning, the logical and sometimes intriguing pattern of ideas within a piece of writing.
Key Question:
Does the writing hook you and keep you reading?
3. Voice
Voice is the magic and the wit, along with the feeling and conviction of the individual writer coming out through the words.
Key Question:
Does the writing make you want to keep reading it and share it with others?
4. Word Choice
Word choice is the use of rich, colorful, precise language that moves and enlightens the reader.
Key Question:
Does the writing make the words and images linger in your mind?
5. Sentence Fluency
Sentence fluency is the rhythm and flow of the language, the sound of word patterns, the way in which the writing plays to the ear—not just to the eye.
Key Question:
Is the writing fun to read aloud? Can you read it with expression?
6. Conventions
Conventions refer to the mechanical correctness of the piece—spelling, paragraphing, grammar and usage, punctuation, and use of capitals.
Key Question:
Is there very little work left to be corrected by the copy editor?
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