DLC Writing Traits - Grade One
The "Word Choice" part of writing is where writers choose words wisely to make the writing meaningful and interesting. The writer doesn't need to use big words to impress, but rather use everyday words in just the right way.
Week 1
Trait Skill: Use Action Words
Convention Focus: An asking sentence ends in a question mark.
Word Choice - Week 1 Day 1 - Action Words Tell What People or Things Do
Word Choice - Week 1 Day 2 - An Action Word Tells What is Happening in a Sentence
Word Choice - Week 1 Day 3 - Use Good Action Words
Word Choice - Week 1 Day 4 - Use Good Action Words
Word Choice - Week 1 Day 5 - Write Sentences with Good Action Words
Week 2
Trait Skill: Use Words That Describe
Convention Focus: The names of special places begin with a capital letter
Word Choice - Week 2 Day 1 - Describing Words Tell What Something is Like or Looks Like
Word Choice - Week 2 Day 2 - Describing Words Tell How Something Can Smell or Taste
Word Choice - Week 2 Day 3 - Describing Words Can Tell How Something Sounds or Feels
Word Choice - Week 2 Day 4 - A Describing Word Tells What Something Is. Use Good Describing Words
Word Choice - Week 2 Day 5 - Write Sentences with Good Describing Words
Week 3
Trait Skill: Use Words That Tell How You Feel
Convention Focus: Use an exclamation point to end sentences that show strong feelings
Word Choice - Week 3 Day 1 - Some Describing Words Tell How You Feel
Word Choice - Week 3 Day 2 - Use Words That Tell How You Feel
Word Choice - Week 3 Day 3 - Use Just the Right Word to Tell About a Feeling
Word Choice - Week 3 Day 4 - Use Words to Tell How You Feel
Word Choice - Week 3 Day 5 - Write About How You Feel
Week 4
Trait Skill: Use Just the Right Word
Convention Focus: Special words in people's names always begin with a capital letter
Word Choice - Week 4 Day 1 - Use Just the Right Naming Word
Word Choice - Week 4 Day 2 - Use Just the Right Describing Word
Word Choice - Week 4 Day 3 - Use Just the Right Action Word
Word Choice - Week 4 Day 4 - Use Just the Right Word
Word Choice - Week 4 Day 5 - Write Sentences with the Right Words
Week 5
Trait Skill: Review
Convention Focus: Add "es" to some naming words to name more than one
Word Choice - Week 5 Day 1 - Use Just the Right Action Words
Word Choice - Week 5 Day 2 - Use Just the Right Describing and Naming Words
Word Choice - Week 5 Day 3 - Use Just the Right Feeling and Naming Words
Word Choice - Week 5 Day 5 - Write Sentences With the Right Words