3rd Grade Six Trait Writing Scoring Guide



Name: ______________________________________ Date: _________________________________________

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

|Ideas and Content |Organization |

|What is my topic? |Does my introduction hook the reader's attention and showcase the main idea |

|Is my topic small enough to handle? Example: Instead of "All About |(thesis statement)? |

|Baseball" it might be "How to Steal a Base.” |Question, quote, interesting fact personal experience, or statistic |

|What is the main idea or point of my writing (thesis statement)? |Broad to narrow |

|"Stealing a base involves timing, positioning, and ability.” |Is my writing easy to follow? Did I choose the best way to organize my |

|Do I start every paragraph with a topic sentence? |writing? |

|“Timing is one element that is vital to stealing a base.” |Sequence, description, cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and |

|Do I have relevant details that support my topic sentence? |contrast |

|Do I explain my insight or experience with this topic? |Do I use transitions and/or signal words to help my paragraphs flow naturally?|

|Do I consider the five senses? |Does my conclusion reinforce the main idea (thesis statement)? |

|Do I show that I know my topic well? |Summary, question, personal opinion, restate thesis |

|Do I answer the 5 W’s and How? |Narrow to broad (turn your introduction upside-down) |

|Voice |Word Choice |

|Does my voice fit my purpose and audience? |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? |

|Expressive, enthusiastic, honest |Words are descriptive, powerful, accurate, or snappy |

|Does the writing sound like me and what I think? |Which of my phrases are so creative that readers won't be able to forget them?|

|Is my writing so exciting or interesting that my reader can’t put it down? |Have I used figurative language? |

| |Have I used any words too often? |

| |“Over and over I used the same words, over and over, and then over and over |

| |again until my paper was over.” |

| |Is my language natural throughout my writing? |

| |“You won’t find overdone, vague, or flowery language.” |

|Sentence Fluency |Conventions |

|Do my sentences vary in length and structure? |Is my paper ready or almost ready to publish? |

|Are some long and stretchy; others short and snappy? |Are my paragraphs indented correctly and in the right place? |

|Do my sentences begin differently to add variety, energy, and show how ideas |Did I check each sentence for COPS? |

|connect? |C - Correct Capitals |

|However, still, on the other hand, for example, therefore, specifically, etc.|O - Outstanding Grammar |

|Is my writing easy to read out loud and does it flow? |P - Perfect Punctuation |

| |S - Super Spelling |

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