Vibrant Voice 

Voice means:

• writing is specific, detailed, original with figurative language
• personality shines through
• writer is committed to the topic with lots of interesting ideas and details
• writer cares enough to create a mind movie for the audience so the reader doesn't need to guess

Links:

Writing Fix: http://www.writingfix.com/6Traits/Voice.htm

Interactive Voice: http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/6traits/voice/index.htm

Explanation and Examples:  http://www.ttms.org/writing_quality/voice.htm

Examples:

Boring: The snow fell.

Voice: The snow drifted delicately in slow motion, creating a soft blanket over the field.

Boring: He ran to the gym to play basketball.

Voice: Jimmy bounded down the hallway like a gazelle, leaned into the turn around the ramp railing, and without missing a beat, stole the basketball from Jake to leap into a three-point swoosh from the center line.