THE 6 TRAITS OF WRITINGORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION DEFINED

ORGANIZATION is the structure of the paper.

the existence of a sensible order

CHARACTERISTICS OF WRITING THAT EXHIBITS GOOD ORGANIZATION

The order makes sense and is easy to follow.

The paper contains an effective lead and conclusion.

The ideas are connected with transitions.

LEADS/HOOKS

Make a surprising statement. Provide a description. Ask a question. Relate an anecdote. Address the reader directly. State a quote.

THESIS

Most important sentence in your entire essay

Offers your readers a quick preview of essay

BODY

Topic sentences carry the focus of the thesis and state the main idea of each paragraph.

Contains major details to support the topic sentence

Contains minor details to support the major details

Concludes with a summary statement and transitions into the next paragraph

CONCLUSION

Restate (in different words) your thesis statement.

Summarize the main points again Zinger--- a closing statement wraps-up your

paper, then leaves the reader wanting even more. It leaves the reader pondering your paper.

TRANSITIONS

Transitions are words and phrases that serve as bridges from on idea to the next, one sentence to the next, or one paragraph to the next.

They are the glue that hold your ideas together.

It is a good idea to use a transition between each paragraph.

UNITY AND COHERENCE

Unity- having ideas in an essay all relate to the main idea…staying on topic

Coherence—understandability…marked by writing that a reader can easily follow