Writer's Voice
The writer's distinctive fingerprint making their text unlike anyone else's
The five levels
Each anchor describes what separates one level from the next — not a general description of quality. This is the text the evaluator itself reads.
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Level 1 Below Standard
Text without personality, could be written by anyone
Example Completely neutral text revealing nothing about its writer
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Level 2 Approaching
Scattered personal glimpses within neutral text
Example A sentence or two revealing the writer then hiding again
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Level 3 At Standard
Weak but present personality in language choices
Example Careful reader senses there is a writer but voice is faint
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Level 4 Above Standard
Clear personality in both language and subject choices
Example Reader knows from first paragraph that this is this writer not that one
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Level 5 Exemplary
Authentic fingerprint unmistakable, unique voice recognized immediately
Example One sentence is enough to know who wrote it
Where does your own work sit on these levels?
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Ability to show emotions through actions and details rather than direct statement
The five levels →Constructing the scene like a building: setup, tension, climax, resolution
The five levels →Short sentence's ability to carry deep multi-layered meaning
The five levels →Conscious movement between times, using flashback and other techniques
The five levels →Consciously speeding and slowing text according to scene demands
The five levels →Character's convincing growth or transformation across the text
The five levels →Creating and managing anticipation and emotional investment in character's fate
The five levels →Using the five senses to bring the scene vividly to the reader
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