what is good writing? you know it when you see it. ideas – interesting and important organization...
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“Those who do only what is expected of them are
slaves.”--Fillmore Earney
What is Good writing?
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What is Good Writing?
You know it when you see it.
Ideas – interesting and
important
Organization – logical and
effective
What is Good Writing?Voice – individual and appropriate
Word choice – specific and memorable
Sentence fluency – smooth and expressive
Conventions – correct and communicative
Chores
Chores! Chores! Chores! Chores are boring!
Scrubbing toilets, cleaning sinks, and washing bathtubs
take up a lot of my time and are not fun at all.
Toilets! When you’re scrubbing toilets make sure
they are not stinky. I’ve scrubbed one before and I was
lucky it didn’t stink. I think toilets are one of the
hardest things to scrub in the bathroom because it is
hard to get up around the rim.
Sinks are one of the easiest things to clean in the
bathroom because they have no rims and they are small.
I have cleaned one before and it was pretty easy.
Bathtubs, ever washed one? They are big,
they are deep, and it is hard to get up around
the sides. The bathtub is the hardest, I think,
to wash in the bathroom.
All chores are boring, especially making
my bed. Cleaning my room is OK because I
have to organize, and I like organizing.
Dusting is the worst: dust, set down, pick up,
dust, set down. There are so many things to
dust, and it’s no fun.
Chores aren’t the worst but they’re
definitely not the best!
What is Good Writing?Interesting and Important Ideas
An Important main idea
1. Complete sentence
2. Important to the author
3. Important to audience
What is Good Writing?Ideas and Details
Interesting – help readers understand main
idea
“Show” details for reader to “see” in their
minds
Clear and meaningful purpose
-Something surprising or unusual that works
What is Good Writing?
Logical and Effective Organization
Organization is driven by ideas.
Beginning catches attention; you want to read.
Ending feels finished and makes reader think.
What is Good Writing?
Sequencing, Pacing & Transitions
Parts arranged in best order
Right amount of time spent on each part
Easy to follow from part to part
What is Good Writing?
Individual and Appropriate Voice
Voice is choice
Writer cares about topic
Strong feelings, honest statements
What is Good Writing?
Individuality and Appropriateness
An individual, authentic and original
Displays a definite and well-developed
personality
Appropriate tone for purpose and audience
What is Good Writing?
Specific and Memorable Word Choice
So many words, so little time
Strong verbs that tell how an action is
performed
Adjectives and adverbs that make things
specific
What is Good Writing?
Memorable, Accurate, Appropriate
Words and phrases you remember
Words and phrases accurate and effective
Language appropriate to purpose and audience
What is Good Writing?Smooth, Expressive Sentence Fluency
Go with the flow
Variety in sentence beginnings
Variety in sentence length and structure
What is Good Writing?Expression, Effects, Understanding
Sounds great read aloud
Rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, “sound” effects
Sentence structure easy to understand
What is Good Writing?Memorable, Accurate, Appropriate
Words and phrases you remember
Words and phrases accurate and effective
Language appropriate to purpose and audience
What is Good Writing?
Memorable, Accurate, Appropriate
Words and phrases you remember
Words and phrases accurate and effective
Language appropriate to purpose and audience
What is Good Writing?Correct Conventions that Communicate
What exactly are we talkin’ about here?
Correctness counts
Conventional wisdom
What is Good Writing?
Punctuation, Inside and Outside
“Outside” punctuation shows where ideas
begin and end.
“Inside” punctuation shows where parts of
ideas begin and end.
What is Good Writing?
Capitalization and Paragraphs
Use capitalization for names, places and things
that are one of a kind.
Use paragraphs to show groups of related
ideas.
What is Good Writing?
Spelling and Grammar
Spelling makes your writing easy to read.
But what about grammar?
Why do we need conventions?
Tools, not rules