The Six Traits of Writing
- Idea: Makes up the content of your piece
- Organization: Internal structure
- Voice: Your reader knows who is speaking
- Word Choice: Rich language used to enlighten your readers
- Sentence Fluency: Sentences are well constructed and both varied in structure and length
- Conventions: Edit and prepare your work for your readers
MLA Format
MLA is the format for submitting writing created by the Modern Language Association. MLA format is expect is not only in eighth grade Literacy, but will also be expected in the high school and in college. All final writing pieces submitted MUST be in MLA format. A rubric will be provided in which will determine how many points will be earned for each piece of the MLA format.
Narrative Writing
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Figurative Language
Hooking Your Reader: Introductions
- Question: Ask your reader a question related to your topic.
- Quote: Include a famous quote or one from research related to your topic.
- Description: Use a description of your topic to get your reader excited.
- Amazing Fact: Use an amazing fact about your topic to have your reader interested in reading more.
- Statistic: Use a statistic about your topic that will catch your reader's attention.
Email Etiquette for Students
Email is the 21st century’s popular form of written communication; therefore, a badly written email can carry the wrong message about you. Please adhere to the list below to avoid embarrassing yourself.
MIND YOUR MANNERS
DO NOT USE TEXT SPEAK
i. Capitalization (I vs. i or Miss Christman vs. miss christman)
ii. Punctuation (commas and periods are a must)
iii. Spelling
USE THE SUBJECT LINE
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MIND YOUR MANNERS
- Include greeting (Dear Miss Christman or Hello Ms. Bonner).
- Use “please” and “thank you” in your message.
- Close your email by “signing” in.
- Keep your tone polite and formal. To do so, try reading your message out loud before you send it to see if you have written something that could be misconstrued as rude or demanding (I need this ASAP or Get back to me as soon as you get this!!!)
DO NOT USE TEXT SPEAK
- Email is simply the convenient, electronic form of a hand written letter; therefore, text speak is never appropriate. A proper email requires attention to:
i. Capitalization (I vs. i or Miss Christman vs. miss christman)
ii. Punctuation (commas and periods are a must)
iii. Spelling
USE THE SUBJECT LINE
- Write an appropriate subject with sufficient information that gives the gist of your email. Subjects listed as “Hi” or “?” are no more helpful than no subject at all.
- Additionally, do not abuse the “reply” feature unless it is relevant to the subject. In other words, do not string along a long list of old emails together because you will find it inconvenient to type in the recipient’s address.
PROOF READ
- Please note these are general guidelines people follow in the real world and not unique to Team 8B's 21st century learners and future leaders, communicating correctly via email is a life skill you cannot do without.