6+1 Traits of Writing

In the book The Sledding Hill Crutcher defiantly excelled at every single one of the traits of writing.

Conventions- There was not one misspelled word or wrongly used punctuation in the entire book. Crutcher and many other probably proof read this story many times. There were also no clichés or run on sentences. This shows the Crutcher defiantly wanted this to be the best book it could possibly be.

Voice- It would be almost impossible to read the story The Sledding Hill without seeing the personal voice of Crutcher coming through. Crutcher even puts a fictional persona of himself into the story. There is also an obviously strong commitment to stopping the banning of books.

Word Choice- Crutcher like most other authors know that reading boring words like awesome, nice, and big is not very enjoyable for the reader. This is why he does well in the word choice category. He also uses vivid nouns and energetic verbs that make his story more interesting to read.

Ideas and Content- There is definite evidence of good ideas and content in The Sledding Hill. The reader can tell that Crutcher has and understanding of the topic in his book and that he is writing from experience. He even talks about how his other books have been banned in the story. How much more obvious can you get? Crutcher also included fresh and original ideas which are a big part of this trait.

Sentence Fluency- What if the Sledding Hill had choppy, rambling, awkward, and incomplete sentences. Would you keep reading it? Most people wouldn’t, that’s why Crutcher wrote his sentences better than that. He used purposeful sentence beginnings and had a variation of sentence lengths. Now when people read the book they can understand it well and they notice how well the sentences flow together.

Organization- When writing his story Crutcher used one of the most common forms of organization, chronological. This may seem boring but it actually makes it easier for the reader to follow the story.

Presentation- I really didn’t like how the story was presented. The cover and the title had nothing to do with the story. This really bothered me. Couldn’t they think of something better?