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Short Essay Rubric Six Trait Writing Rubric, "3" = 70 Rubric Code: U3C64A By jlary0086 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

6 Point 6 Traits - Weighted
	Poor 8.3 pts	Unsatisfactory 10 pts	Fair 11.667 pts	Good 13.3 pts	Great 15 pts	Excellent 16.66 pts
Ideas	Poor Thoughts hastily assembled	Unsatisfactory Loosely focused	Fair Generalities and filler outweigh quality detail	Good Quality detail outweighs generalities, filler	Great Clear and focused thought; strong main idea	Excellent Clear, focused, compelling ideas
Organization	Poor No recognizable structure; disjointed collection of details;	Unsatisfactory Hard to follow; needs much re-ordering	Fair Some out of place information;	Good Order functional; structure supportive;	Great Order works well with topic & purpose; thoughtful opening	Excellent Thoughtful structure; well-crafted transitions; unforgettable opening
Voice	Poor No identifiable voice;	Unsatisfactory Distant, overly formal voice; minimal involvement; tone inappropriate for audience & purpose	Fair Functional, though sometimes distant	Good Voice comes and goes; some sparks; tone acceptable for audience	Great Lively and expressive; consistently reach out to audience	Excellent As individual as fingerprints; begs to be read out loud; tough to put down
Word Choice	Poor Words seem chosen at random	Unsatisfactory Flat language	Fair Moments of imprecision; now and then a “gem”	Good Functional, clear language; some clichés; some promising moments	Great Precise, vivid, natural language; striking, fresh phrases	Excellent Powerful, stunning verbs; you want to read it more than once to savor the words
Sentence Fluency	Poor Very hard to read, can only be read aloud with extensive oral editing	Unsatisfactory Awkward enough to make reader stumble, re-read often	Fair Mechanical, but still readable; repetitive beginnings	Good Some variety in length, structure, beginnings; few awkward moments	Great Easy going flow, highly readable, purposeful sentence beginnings	Excellent Skims, sings, dances along like a lively script; easy to read with inflection
Conventions	Poor Serious, frequent errors; word-by-word editing required	Unsatisfactory Noticeable, frequent, distracting errors; line-by-line editing required; little attention to layout	Fair Noticeable, distracting errors that may affect meaning; errors even on basics; needs more attention to layout	Good Noticeable, but minor errors that do not obscure meaning; needs a good once-over; acceptable layout	Great Minor errors that are easily overlooked; ready to publish with minor touchups; pleasing layout	Excellent Only the pickiest editors will spot errors; virtually ready to publish; enticing layout