It’s time for students and all writers to take control and ownership of their writing! You can do this by expanding your world of ideas. You can also do this by understanding the power of statements. Yes, I said statements, aka declarative sentences. I know. You...
UNITY is one of the more important concepts in writing. What’s unity? Well, unity is oneness. In writing, unity is oneness of purpose. We can sum up unity in writing with one question: What’s your point? Everything must speak to that point in some way to achieve unity...
“What’s your point?” That’s the most critical concept in writing. It’s crucial at the paragraph level and the whole composition level. Writers need clear and organized thinking throughout the entire writing process. Let’s look at four key concepts that help writers...
Congratulations! You have found the ultimate 6-Traits of Writing master checklist and cheat sheet! Be sure to review all six categories and start guiding your students to true writing excellence! 1) Ideas / Content, 2) Organization, 3) Sentence Fluency, 4) Word...
Disorganized Boys In the New York Times article, “Giving Disorganized Boys the Tools for Success,” the paper addressed the growing educational achievement gap between boys and girls. However, these days it is the girls who are having more success in school. The major...
Ideas and Organization: The Most Important Traits Paul B. Diederich was a pioneer of the Six Traits of Writing. The Six Traits built on his model of five traits and fifty-five categories of comment. Although his traits were a bit different than the current Six Traits...
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