SIX TRAITS WRITING RUBRIC - Quia



Six Traits Writing Rubric – Your Turn!

• In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, our main character evolves greatly throughout the course of the novel. What does the future hold for this remarkable young man? Have you ever wondered about what life might hold for you? I wonder ... It is twenty years from now. Your name has just been called and you are about to receive an award. Tell the story of how you came to be so successful and win this award.

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|Rating Scale |Strong |Developing |Emerging |

|Ideas & Content |•   Clear, focused, interesting |•   Main idea may be cloudy because|•   Purpose and main idea may be |

|(  main theme |ideas with appropriate detail |supporting detail is too general or|unclear and cluttered by irrelevant |

|(  supporting details | |even off-topic |detail |

|Organization |•   Strong order and structure |•   Attempts at organization; may |•   Lack of structure; disorganized and|

|(  structure |•   Inviting intro and satisfying |be a “list” of events |hard to follow |

|( introduction |closure |•   Beginning and ending not |•   Missing or weak intro and |

|(  conclusion | |developed |conclusion |

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|Voice |•   Appropriate to audience and |•   Voice may be inappropriate or |•   Writing tends to be flat or stiff |

|( personality |purpose |non-existent |•  Little or no hint of writer behind |

|( sense of audience |•  Writer behind the words comes |•  Writing may seem mechanical |words |

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|Word Choice |•   Descriptive, broad range of |•   Words may be correct but |•   Monotonous, often repetitious, |

|( precision |words |mundane |sometimes inappropriate |

|(effectiveness |•  Word choice energizes writing |•  Little attempt at deliberate | |

|(  imagery | |choice | |

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|Sentence Fluency |•   Easy flow and rhythm |•   Some awkward constructions |•   Often choppy |

|( rhythm, flow |•  Good variety in length and |•  Many similar patterns and |•  Monotonous sentence patterns |

|(variety |structure |beginnings |•  Frequent run-on sentences |

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|Conventions |•   Strong control of conventions; |•   Limited control of conventions;|•   Frequent significant errors may |

|(age appropriate, spelling,|errors are few and minor |frequent errors do not interfere |impede readability |

|caps, punctuation, grammar | |with understanding | |

Total Points ______/30[pic]

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