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Short Essay General 6 traits writing rubric Six traits rubric Rubric Code: VXW5BBA By Melgoodner23 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Criteria
	Unsatisfactory 1 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts	Satisfactory 3 pts	Outstanding 4 pts
Ideas:	Unsatisfactory The author didn't know what the topic of this paper was supposed to be.	Needs Improvement This paper focuses on the topic, but there are not enough details.	Satisfactory This paper focuses on the topic and uses a lot of details, but some details don't belong .	Outstanding This paper holds the reader's attention. The ideas focus on the subject with a lot of great details.
Organization:	Unsatisfactory This paper has no organization at all.	Needs Improvement This paper has a beginning middle and end.	Satisfactory This paper has a beginning, middle and end. It has time order words, but tends to use the same ones over and over.	Outstanding This paper has a beginning, middle, and end and is well organized. It uses a variety of time order words.
Word Choice:	Unsatisfactory The author of this paper is lacking descriptive words.	Needs Improvement The author of this paper attempted to use three or four descriptive words.	Satisfactory The author of this paper used many descriptive words to make the paper interesting.	Outstanding The author of this paper used a variety of descriptive words correctly which helped to make it more interesting.
Sentence Fluency:	Unsatisfactory Most of the sentences in this paper are not really sentences at all. They are simply unrelated words stuck together.	Needs Improvement Most of the sentences in this paper are complete, but they all start the same way. There are many incomplete or run-on sentences.	Satisfactory Most of the sentences in this paper are complete and vary length. There are some errors with subjects and verbs not agreeing. There still may be two or three incomplete or run-on sentences.	Outstanding The sentences in this paper are well built, and of varying lengths. There are only one or two incomplete or run-on sentences.
Conventions:	Unsatisfactory This paper has so many errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar that it is difficult to read.	Needs Improvement This paper has 6 or more errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.	Satisfactory This paper has 4-5 errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.	Outstanding This paper has only 2-3 errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.