Writing+Gym

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= The 6 Trait of Writing WORKOUTS = =1. IDEAS= =2. ORGANIZATION= =3. VOICE= =4. WORD CHOICE= =5. SENTENCE FLUENCY= =6. CONVENTIONS=

= **[|6 traits revision checklist]** =

= [|The writing process] =

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[[image:normanschwagler:Muscle-774348.jpg width="51" height="46"]] STATION NINE Journal Topics
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What are the writing benchmarks in KIS Middle School?
The student:

Uses the writing process in all formal written assignments. Uses content, style and structure appropriate for specific audiences and purposes. Writes expository, narrative and biographical and autobiographical compositions. Understands and applies the elements of writing a persuasive composition. Understands and applies the elements of writing a composition meant to address a problem and its solution. Writes to respond to different forms of literature. Writes for a variety of purposes. Uses descriptive language that clarifies and enhances ideas. Uses complete sentences, effective transitions and writes in paragraph form. Uses simple and compound sentences in written compositions. Uses and understands the parts of speech in written compositions. Knows and uses conventions of spelling when writing. Knows uses conventions of capitalization when writing. Knows and uses the conventions of punctuation when writing. Uses the appropriate format in written compositions. Gathers data for research topics. Knows, uses and is able to recognize mistakes in the conventions of spelling, capitalization, punctuation and format when writing.

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//1. http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html)//
//2. Blowing Away the State Writing Assessment Test by Jane Bell Kiester// //[]//