Traits of Good Writing

by Macceca, Stephanie

• ISBN13: 9781425802356
• ISBN10: 1425802354
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-13
• Publisher: Shell Education

Summary

Help students improve their writing skills by implementing useful strategies that can be used by today's teachers.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Research	p. 4
Correlation to Standards	p. 6
Ideas
Brainstorming	p. 8
Clustering	p. 11
Theme	p. 14
Organization
Organizational Outlines	p. 18
Paragraph Topics	p. 23
Ordering Information	p. 27
Transitions	p. 31
Voice
Style	p. 36
Feeling	p. 39
Narrative Voice	p. 42
Expository Voice	p. 46
Persuasive Voice	p. 49
Word Choice
Active Verbs	p. 53
Synonyms	p. 56
Adjectives	p. 60
Sentence Fluency
Rhythm	p. 63
Sentence Variation	p. 66
Alliteration and Assonance	p. 70
Conventions
Spelling	p. 74
Conjunctions	p. 77
Capitals	p. 79
Completeness/Comprehensiveness	p. 82
Presentation
Page Layout	p. 86
Graphs and Charts	p. 89
Maps and Diagrams	p. 92
Works Cited	p. 95
Answer Key	p. 96
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