6+Traits+of+Writing-+Voice

= 6 Traits of Writing: Voice =


 * Trait "Shortie" for Voice**

//Voice: Fingerprints on the Page//


 * Individual, distinctive
 * A "read-aloud" piece
 * Passionate, energetic
 * Speaks to readers
 * Confident, self-assured
 * Writer is present on the page (Spandel, 2009, p. 87)


 * Thinking Like a Writer Primary Poster: Voice**


 * Do I like this paper?
 * Does this sound like ME?
 * How will my reader feel? (Spandel, 2009, p. 322)

Spandel, V. (2009). //Creating writers through 6-trait writing: Assessment and instruction//. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.


 * Voice: A Definition for Students**

Sparkling, confident, unquestionably individual. These are words that describe a piece of writing with voice. Voice is the writer's passion for the topic coming through loud and clear. It's what keeps us turning the pages of a story long after bedtime. It's what makes an essay about camels fascinating, even though we didn't think we cared all that much about camels. Voice is what primary writers use to assert their own way of looking at an idea. You'll find it in scribbles, in their letter strings, in their sentences, and in their continuous text. Voice can permeate writing, regardless of where the writer falls on the developmental continuum. Primary writers are well on their way to applying voice when they:


 * have something important to say
 * create drawings that are expressive
 * find new ways of expressing familiar ideas
 * capture a range of emotions, from gleeful to poignant to frightened
 * offer sincere thoughts
 * are confident that what they say matters
 * demonstrate an awareness of audience
 * are willing to take a risk and try something that no classmate has tried before
 * apply original thinking (Culham, 2005, p. 137)

Culham, R. (2005). //6+1 traits of writing: The complete guide for the primary grades.// Broadway, NY: Scholastic, Inc.

= Voice Web Links =

6 Traits of Writing- Voice
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