Ideas Trait
- Clear message
- Focused topic
- Attention to detail
Organization Trait
- Balance in the pictures or text
- Structure or framework that holds the piece together
- Opening that grabs the reader’s attention
- Logical order
- Sequenced events
- Transitions that link ideas together
- Satisfying ending
Word Choice Trait
- Rich, colorful language
- Ordinary words used in interesting ways
- Words used correctly and accurately
- Words create mind pictures for the reader
Voice Trait
- Individuality, personality is evident
- Sense of audience is present
- Writing is expressive
- Captures a tone or emotion—humorous, playful, sad, persuasive, etc.
Sentence Fluency Trait
- Sentences flow easily when read aloud
- May have a rhythmic quality
- Variety in sentence structure—not all sentences begin the same way
- Balanced between short and long sentences
Conventions Trait
- Concepts of print
- Spacing between letters and words
- Readable spelling
- Awareness of grammar, punctuation, and capitalization
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