"Do You Know the Six Traits of Writing?"

   

   Do you know “The Six Traits of Writing? Well, I do. Actually, all of the web loggers know them. If you want to make your writing be colorful, and very interesting you might want to keep on reading. Some people think it’s very boring to use “The Six Traits of Writing”. Well, we really care about using “The Six Traits of Writing”. If you didn’t use them your writing would be awful. If you don’t believe me then maybe you should read the example I’ve provided for you.

Before:

   I went to the store. I bought shoes. They were pink. They were mine. Next I went to the mall. I got some earrings. I put them on when I got home. My mom liked them. I went to sleep. I was dreaming.

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After:

   One beautiful sunny April morning, I went to this fabulous store. I got some gorgeous pink shoes. Oh, how I love these shoes. And the best part was that they were mine, just mine. After that, I went to the Stonecrest Mall to buy some cute earrings. When I got home I went dashing to my room to put them on. My mom loved them. After that I went to sleep, only thinking about what I had bought on that day.

  What do you think about the two stories? Of course, the first one was boring, and the second one was very colorful, and filled with many details. I think you know understand what the “Six Traits of writing” are now. If you still don’t know, then maybe you should keep on reading.

   If you read “Podcasting: Part Two”, then I think It would be a waste of time to write the “Six Traits of Writing” again. So I think it would be better if I mixed it up a bit and explain the “Six traits of Writing” in a better way.

   Are you tired of words used over and over again? Well, if you have that problem maybe you would like to read the list of words I typed. All of these words are used up and boring. Some of these words you have tried to forget about. This is a pretty big list, so I think you should watch out for the words that you use a lot, and try to forget them.

1.     Cool- WOW

2.     Weird- Awkward

3.     Funny- Hilarious

4.     Pretty- Gorgeous

5.     Cold- Freezing

6.     Like- Adore

7.     Big- Tremendous

8.     Flower- Rose, Violet, Daisy etc.

9.     Gray- Silver

10.  New- Latest

                              What I Think

I think that if we lived in a world without the “Six Traits of Writing, the world would be plain and old and uninteresting. If we went to a store to buy a dress for a party, during the summer or spring and asked one of the employees for a pink dress. They might give you an old dress for winter. Then you might be very hot and sweaty if you wore it to the party.

   If you don’t understand what I wrote, then maybe you would prefer to read this paragraph. The point is that, when you write something for homework or whatever it is you have to write about, you will have to pack your writing with many, many details and colorful words. If you put too many then your story won’t make any sense.

   Now it’s up to you to make your writing very cheerful, exciting, outrageous and amusing. Remember: Every body can write in their own way, everybody’s writing can be interesting now matter what their topic is about.

Do you think you writing is interesting and fun to read, and why? Do you think my writing isn’t fun to read? You can comment to me, and tell me new ways to improve my writing.

Comments

[Bronwyn G]

Yes I think your writing is fun to read.

I like the way you showed the changes in a writer as he or she uses the six traits of writing.

Well done, Graciela!

[graciela]

Brownie G.,
I tried very hard to make this post fun to read. I especially like the part when I wrote a dull strange story, then I changed it and made it happy and fun to read. Did you like the first or second story?

[Anne Davis]

Wow, Graciela,
I am sure glad that I kept on reading because I have learned a lot from this most excellent post. You have given such good tips and I had fun reading each and every one! If you could give up and coming fifth graders suggestions for "writing to learn" what would they be?

I think your writing is the cat's meow!

Mrs. Davis

[Bronwyn G]

Graciela:

I liked the second story better as it had more ideas and content, and flow (what's the trait of writing? Ah, yes, sentence fluency!).

[graciela]

Brownie G.
I guess anybody that has read this post thinks it is interesting. Do you think so Brownie G. Brownie G. I hope people can understand the post although its a little messed up. Brownie g. Do you think "The Six Traits of Writing" are important in writing? Why Do you think so Brownie G.

[judith]

hi grace this is chela you have a nice blog ok