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iRubric: 6 Traits of Writing Rubric (4-point scale)

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6 Traits of Writing Rubric (4-point scale) 6 Traits of Writing Rubric (4-point scale) Rubric Code: ZX74CAB By Vitulli Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Humanities Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Ideas	Excellent Exceptionally clear, focused, engaging with relevant, strong supporting detail	Good Evident main idea with some support which may be general or limited	Fair Main idea may be cloudy because supporting detail is too general or even off-topic	Needs Improvement Purpose and main idea may be unclear and cluttered by irrelevant detail
Organization	Excellent Effectively organized in logical and creative manner	Good Organization is appropriate, but conventional	Fair Attempts at organization; may be a “list” of events or facts	Needs Improvement Lack of structure; disorganized and hard to follow
Voice	Excellent Expressive, engaging, sincere, strong sense of audience	Good Appropriate to audience and purpose	Fair Evident commitment to topic	Needs Improvement Voice may be inappropriate or non-existent
Word Choice	Excellent Precise, carefully chosen, and strong, fresh, vivid images	Good Language is functional and appropriate, descriptions may be overdone at times	Fair Words may be correct but mundane, no attempt at deliberate choice	Needs Improvement Monotonous, often repetitious, sometimes inappropriate, limited range
Sentence Fluency	Excellent High degree of craftsmanship, effective variation in sentence patterns and openings	Good Generally in control, lack variety in length and structure, some noticeable repetition	Fair Some awkward constructions, many similar patterns and beginnings	Needs Improvement Difficult to follow or read aloud, disjointed, confusing, rambling
Conventions	Excellent Exceptionally strong control of standard conventions of writing, no errors	Good Strong control of conventions; errors are few and minor	Fair Limited control of conventions; frequent errors do not interfere with understanding	Needs Improvement Frequent significant errors may impede readability