IDEAS
• the
of the message
• main theme
• choose details that are
interesting, important, and
informative
Writing Prompt
"Sometimes it's hard to make a decision
because there are so many choices. Write a
personal narrative about a time when you
had to make a decision. Be sure to write
in detail about the choice you made and
describe what happened as a result of
your decision."
ORGANIZATION
• structure of a piece of
writing or the pattern
• events proceed logically
MAIN
IDEA
• connections are strong
• brings things to closure
• answers important
questions
A choice
Paragraph 1: A choice you made
Paragraph 2: What happened after that choice
Paragraph 3: Things you learned later about that
choice
Paragraph 4: What you think now about that choice
you made
VOICE
• writer coming through the
words
• sense that a real person is
speaking to us
• the heart and soul of the
writing, the magic, the feeling
WORD CHOICE
• use of rich, colorful, precise
language
• clarifies and expands ideas
CONCISE
• moves the reader to a new
vision of things
SENTENCE FLUENCY
• the rhythm and flow of the
language
• has cadence, power, rhythm,
and movement
• How does it sound
when read aloud?
Conventions
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spelling
grammar and usage
paragraphing
use of capitals
punctuation
handwriting and neatness