Professional Documents
Culture Documents
IDEAS
Clearlyandpreciselyfocusesonasnapshotofwriterslife
Carefullyselectsonlythenecessarydetailstobringthenarrativetolife
Craftsrichandvividsensorydetailsthatclearlyservethenarrativespurpose
ORGANIZATION
Incorporatesanunforgettableleadandtitleforthepiece
Sequencesnarrativetoshowalogicalprogressionofevents
Wellcraftedtransitionsareembeddedthroughoutthetext(dialogue)
Wrapsupwithamemorableconclusion
VOICE
Utilizesshowingvs.tellingtechniquesthroughoutthetext
Writeswithauthenticity:thewritersvoiceisasindividualasa
fingerprint
Natural,dialogueenhancesthevoiceofthememoirandprovidesonly
necessaryinformation
WORDCHOICE
Usesprecisenounstoaddspecificitytothenarrative
Incorporatesstrongverbsthroughoutthewriting
Includesmemorablewordsandphrasesthatlingerwiththereader
Skillfullyweavesfigurativelanguageand/orsounddevicesintothememoir
SENTENCEFLUENCY
Writeswithavarietyofsentencebeginnings(SV,phrases,clauses)
Advanced(3)
Proficient(2)
Emerging(1)
6TraitWritingUnitGoals&Objectives
Craftssentencesofvariouslengths(short,long,purposefulfragments)
Thewriterexperimentswithavarietyofsentencestructureswith
relativesuccess(simple,compound,complex,compoundcomplex)
Sentenceshaveaconversationalflowandrhythm;memoirreadslikea
livelyscript;itisajoytohearreadaloud
CONVENTIONS
Correctlycapitalizespropernouns
Correctly,consistentlypunctuatesdialogue(italicsand/orquotationmarks)
Readytopublishonlythepickiesteditorswillspoterrors.
Properuseofcommaswithcompoundsentences(FANBOYS)
For,and,nor,but,or,yet,so
Iamhappy,butmybrotherissad.
MLAFORMATTING
Correctheader
Properheading
Correcttitleplacement&formatting
TimesNewRoman
Size12
Doublespacing
BLOG
1.Authentic:Besurethattherearenonamesonindividualpieces
onyourblogandthatthelayoutlookslikeatypicalblog.Itcan
includeembeddedpicturesandvideosandlinkstooutsidesites(as
Advanced(3)
Proficient(2)
Emerging(1)
6TraitWritingUnitGoals&Objectives
Advanced(3)
Proficient(2)
Emerging(1)
appropriateandfittingforyourpost)!
2.Attractive:Ontheblog,selectanappropriateandlegiblefont
thatisuniform,andbesurethatthetextalignmentandplacement
onthepageiscohesivewhilestillbeinguniqueandindividualized.
BesurethatthereisatleastONEpicturepresentontheblog.
Selectatemplateandcolorpalettethatisyouandispleasingto
theeye.
3.Reflective:Besurethatthereisareflectionpieceforeither
EACHINDIVIDUALpieceorONEcollectivereflectionthat
detailsthespecificwritingstrategiesandcraftthatwehave
emulatedinourwriting.Tellhowyougrewasawriterasadirect
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resultofthismemoirunitandbecauseofthementortextsthatwe
read.
Blogissharedandisprivatemadeprivatewithonlyselected
authorsgivenpermission(meforone!)
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