Write Traits is not a new curriculum in fact, you're probably already
teaching the traits
Write Traits is not a new curriculum in
fact, you re probably already teaching the traits. Write Traits is based on the qualities
teachers look for in good writing. Many of the writing skills are the same
skills good readers use - this allows for easy integration of reading and
writing instruction. One of the great things about Write Traits is that a
common writing language is used throughout the grade levels.
Here are the traits and what you are
actually teaching for each trait.
Trait
What
You Are Teaching
Ideas
Main idea or
message, clarity, detail
Organization
How to begin,
how to end, sense of order, sequencing, how to link ideas together
Voice
Putting energy
into writing, recognizing voice, selecting personally important topics,
connecting to an audience
Word Choice
Being choosy
about words, identifying favorite words, using strong verbs, knowing a verb
from a noun or adjective
Sentence Fluency
Sentence sense
what is a sentence?, an ear for variety, different sentence patterns
Conventions/Layout
A proofreader s
eye and ear , awareness of conventions, sense of self as editor
