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6 Traits: **The Six Traits of Effective Writing ** The six-traits of effective writing are the key characteristics of good writing. When students learn the traits, they are empowered to improve their own writing because it helps them develop the language they need to talk about and examine their own writing and be thoughtful responders to other writers' work. **What are the Six Traits? ** > Good writing has clear ideas, a purpose, or focus. It should have specific ideas and details. > > Writing should have a beginning, middle, and an ending and be well organized and easy to follow. > > Your writing should connect with your audience, fit your purpose for writing, and reveal your voice. > > Good writing has specific nouns and verbs and strong words that deliver the writer's message. > > Sentences should vary in length, with a variety of sentence beginnings. The writing should flow smoothly from sentence to sentence. > > Strong writing is edited for grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling so the writer's ideas are easily understood.
 * 1) **Ideas **
 * 1) **Organization **
 * 1) **Voice **
 * 1) **Word Choice **
 * 1) **Sentence Fluency **
 * 1) **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Conventions **

The following link provides great information about each trait!! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|6 Trait website]