Fourth Grade Writing

Six Traits

In fourth grade students are taught writing skills following the six traits model. The six traits are the following:        

1. Ideas: The content or main theme.  Can be looked at as the heart of the message.
2. Organization: The internal structure of the writing.
3. Voice: The personal voice of the author comes through.  This gives a sense of the real person speaking.
4. Word Choice: The use of precise, colorful and rich words to communicate.
5. Sentence Fluency: The writing flows together often with a rhythm or cadence.
6. Conventions: Mechanical correctness, including spelling and grammar.

Each trait is assessed with a scoring guide or rubric.

Learn more about the six trait writing model from the following sites:

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/ljancola/6Trait/6-trait.html

http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/department.asp?d=1                   

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