Ms. Kreul’s Class Blog

4K fourth graders are beginning to review the traits that good writers use in their writing.

Writing by fourth graders…

• has fluent sentences – your writing flows well
  
• has voice – it sounds like you
  
• stays on topic – you stick to the subject
  
• makes a picture in your mind – you use sensory words to help visualize
  
• has pizzazz – you show excitement, fear, or other strong emotions
  
• is organized – you have made your piece easy to read
  
• has interesting word choice – you have added many descriptive details
  
• has correct conventions – you have used correct capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling
  
• grabs the reader’s attention – you have made your reader want to start reading – then keep reading!