6+Traits+of+Writing-+Organization

= 6 Traits of Writing: Organization =


 * Trait "Shortie" for Organization**

//Organization: Design & Flow of Ideas//


 * Enticing lead pulls readers in
 * Clear design guides readers, enhances understanding
 * Strong transitions tie ideas together
 * Good pacing--time spent where it counts
 * Ending wraps up discussion (Spandel, 2009, p. 65)


 * Thinking Like a Writer Primary Poster: Organization**


 * How does my paper begin?
 * Did I tell things in order?
 * How does my paper end? (Spandel, 2009, p. 321)

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


 * Organization: A Definition for Primary Students**

Think of organization as the skeleton that holds a building together--the concrete foundation, the steel beams, the weight-bearing timbers. When the building is finished, the skeleton isn't visible. What you see instead are the shapes of the rooms, the finished walls, the windows, the light fixtures. But the building is solid because of its sturdy framework. You know how it works. Same goes for writing. If you look closely at the work of even emergent writers, you may see signs of organization:


 * several pictures on the same topic, in sequential order
 * information grouped by circling, highlighting, and drawing lines between connected thoughts
 * beginnings
 * connecting words such as and, but, and so
 * sequencing words such as first, next, then, later, and the end
 * a sense of time through a sequence of events
 * labels, titles, captions
 * lists (Culham, 2005, p. 102)

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

= Organization Web Links =

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