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Guidelines for writing Compositions
The
Six Traits
of writing are:
1. IDEAS
2. ORGANIZATION
3. SENTENCE FLUENCY
4. VOICE
5. WORD CHOICE
6. CONVENTIONS
Click on each trait for more details.
Good Writers use this basic cycle for the writing process:
PREWRITING
DRAFTING
REVISING
EDITING
PUBLISHING
TAKS Writing Practice
Practice makes perfect. Your first step to a winning streak for the TAKS is to practice.
Click here
for interactive TAKs writing practice tests.
Click here
for Study Guide
Blank paper is an author's best friend Author's Corner
Print a copy of the neat paper above and do some creative writing today. Share your poem or story with your class family and friends! Writing Spaces
Try to determine where you like to write, what tools you like to write with and what you like to write about and begin writing away!! The Bing!
The Bang!
The Bongo!
View this powerpoint to get some useful tips about writing a 5 paragraph essay using the writing strategy:
The Bing!! The Bang!! and the
Bongo !!
Click Here
for powerpoint
The Best HandWriting Practice
Website Ever!
Upper Case Cursive -
http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive/animation/uppercase.htm
Lower Case Cursive -
http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive/animation/lowercase.htm
Just put your cursor over the letter and it will continue to show the correct way to write a letter.
http://handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive/alphabets/images/tcguidel.gif
- Practice Sheet