3rd Grade Six Trait Writing Scoring Guide



Name: Date:

What is my purpose for writing? Who is my audience?

|Ideas and Content |Organization |

|What is my topic? |Does my introduction hook the reader's attention? |

|Is my topic small enough to handle? Example: Instead of a "Baseball Game" it |Question, quote, personal experience, interesting fact, statistic, or |

|might be "My Homerun Hit". |statement |

|What is my one main idea? |Is my paper easy to follow? Did I choose the best way to organize my |

|"That is the day I learned that practice pays off." |paper? |

|Do I start every paragraph with a topic sentence? |Sequence, description, cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and |

|Do I have three relevant details that are my own for every paragraph? |contrast |

|Did I think about the 5 senses? |Did I use transitions and signal words? |

|Did I think about who, what, when, where, and why? |Did I write a conclusion that says the main idea in a different way? |

| |Summary, question, personal opinion, or statement |

|Voice |Word Choice |

|Does the writing sound like me and what I think? |Do my words create a picture, trip, or movie for my |

|Does the writing make my readers feel the emotion I want them to feel? |readers? |

|Mad, happy, sad, excited, afraid, etc. |Are my words are descriptive, powerful, accurate, or snappy? |

|Does my voice fit my purpose and audience? |Which of my phrases are so creative that readers won't be able to forget |

| |them? |

| |Did I use similes and metaphors? |

| |Have I used any words too often? |

| |Is my language natural and never overdone? |

|Sentence Fluency |Conventions |

|Did I begin sentences with different words? |Does each of my sentences tell a complete thought? |

|Did I use both short and long sentences? |Are my paragraphs indented correctly and in the right place? |

|Is it easy to read out loud? |Did I check each sentence for COPS? |

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| |C - Correct Capitals |

| |O – Outstanding Grammar |

| |P - Perfect Punctuation |

| |S - Super Spelling |

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