Guidelines for Praise and Polish Responses

Author's Craft
1. Content:

The author knows that the small details of his/her life are worth writing about and is confident in his/her stories.

My writing is fully developed and I’ve explained or described the topic.
My writing is full of interesting tidbits.
When you start reading, you won’t want to stop.
You can picture what I’m talking about.
I show things happening.
Are any parts confusing?


2. Planning and Organization:

The author plans by zooming in on a particular moment and considers the sequence of events of his/her story.

My writing has a clear beginning with a lead sentence that grabs the readers attention.
Nothing seems out of order.
My writing ends at just the right spot, and ties everything together.


3.Qualities of Good Writing:

The author is learning that writers often write with action and dialogue and write about a little seed story by re-creating an event or summarizing by telling about an event.

Do you have a favorite phrase or two in here ? I do.
My words and phrases describe or convey my feelings.
My words and phrases create images in the readers mind.





Voice:
I have put my personal, recognizable stamp on this paper.
You can hear my voice booming through. It’s me.
I care about this topic, and it shows!
I wrote to please myself, too.
My writing rings with confidence.




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