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Six Traits Writing Rubric 
Six Traits Writing Rubric
Six Traits Assessment keyed to Institute for Excellence in Writing concepts.
Rubric Code: RAWA33
By tgidinski
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Powered by iRubric 6 Point 6 Traits - Weighted
  NOT YET MEETING

1 pts

ALMOST MEETING

2 pts

MEETING

3 pts

FULLY MEETING

4 pts

EXCEEDING

5 pts

Ideas

NOT YET MEETING

Loosely focused
ALMOST MEETING

Generalities and filler outweigh quality detail
MEETING

Quality detail outweighs generalities, filler
FULLY MEETING

Clear and focused thought; strong main idea
EXCEEDING

Clear, focused, compelling ideas
Organization

NOT YET MEETING

Hard to follow; needs much re-ordering
ALMOST MEETING

Some out of place information
MEETING

Order functional; structure supportive; functional lead and conclusion
FULLY MEETING

Order works well with topic & purpose; strong leads, thoughtful transitions
EXCEEDING

Thoughtful structure; well-crafted transitions; unforgettable opening
Word Choice

NOT YET MEETING

Flat language or thesaurus overload
ALMOST MEETING

Moments of imprecision; now and then a “gem”<BR>
<BR>
(Missing at least one strong verb, quality adjective or "ly" word per paragraph)
MEETING

Functional, clear language;some promising moments<BR>
<BR>
(Most paragraphs have strong verbs, quality adjectives and sparkling adverbs.)
FULLY MEETING

Precise, vivid, natural language; striking, fresh phrases<BR>
<BR>
(Most paragraphs have more than one strong verb)
EXCEEDING

Powerful, stunning verbs; you want to read it more than once to savor the words<BR>
<BR>
(Many strong verbs and quality adjectives in piece)
Sentence Fluency

NOT YET MEETING

Awkward enough to make reader stumble, re-read often<BR>
<BR>
(Relies too much on one particular type of opener)
ALMOST MEETING

Mechanical, but still readable; repetitive beginnings<BR>
<BR>
(A few different sentence openers)
MEETING

Some variety in length, structure, beginnings; few awkward moments<BR>
<BR>
(A few different setence openers, attempted transitions)
FULLY MEETING

Easy going flow, highly readable, purposeful sentence beginnings<BR>
<BR>
(Different sentence openers and some transitions)
EXCEEDING

Skims, sings, dances along like a lively script; easy to read with inflection<BR>
<BR>
(Many different sentence openers and excellent transitions)
Conventions

NOT YET MEETING

Noticeable, frequent, distracting errors; line-by-line editing required
ALMOST MEETING

Noticeable, distracting errors that may affect meaning; errors even on basics
MEETING

Noticeable, but minor errors that do not obscure meaning; needs a good once-over
FULLY MEETING

Minor errors that are easily overlooked; minor touchups
EXCEEDING

Only the pickiest editors will spot errors.
Voice

NOT YET MEETING

Inappropriate voice lacking authority and knowledge-base
ALMOST MEETING

Voice lacks authority or evidence to support
MEETING

Somewhat appropriate use of voice with some knowledge presented to further validate
FULLY MEETING

Clear use of voice with authority and some knowledge-base
EXCEEDING

Clear, Appropriate, Authoritative, Knowledgeable articulated voice



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