Traits of Good Writing Grade 6

by Macceca, Stephanie

• ISBN13: 9781425802363
• ISBN10: 1425802362
• 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
Selecting Topics	p. 14
Organization
Organizational Outlines	p. 17
Paragraph Topics	p. 22
Paragraph Development	p. 26
Transitions	p. 30
Voice
Tone	p. 35
Descriptive Voice	p. 39
Persuasive Voice	p. 45
Expository Voice	p. 49
Word Choice
Vocabulary	p. 52
Puns	p. 55
Pronouns	p. 59
Description	p. 63
Imagery	p. 67
Sentence Fluency
Sentence Variation	p. 71
Alliteration	p. 75
Conventions
Paragraphing	p. 79
The Dash	p. 83
The Semicolon	p. 86
Presentation
Graphs and Charts	p. 88
Photos and Illustrations	p. 91
Works Cited	p. 95
Answer Key	p. 96
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