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Using a Voice in your writing

Ontario Curriculum Overall Expectation: 2. draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience. Ontario Curriculum Specific Expectation: 2.2 establish a distinctive voice in their writing appropriate to the subject and audience.

Rubric Code: J3757W

By sbtaylor

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Using a voice in your Writing
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Tone uses words and/or phrases that helps the reader communicate emotion/feeling/opinion	Poor The tone of the writing does not fit the purpose and the audience	Fair The tone of writing somewhat fits the purpose and the audience.	Good The tone of writing fits the purpose of the audience.	Excellent The tone of the writing is excellent and fits the purpose of the audience to a high degree.
Connection	Poor The writer shows a connection to the reader.	Fair The writer shows some degree of connection to the reader.	Good The wrtiter shows a high degree of connection to the reader.	Excellent The writer shows an excellent connection to the reader.
Expressiveness	Poor The writer show limited expression.	Fair The writer shows some degree of expression.	Good The writer shows considerable expression.	Excellent The writer shows an high degree of expression.
Risk use language that communicates their “stance”or point of view on an issue.	Poor The writer shows very little risk.	Fair The writer shows some risk.	Good The writer shows considerable risk.	Excellent The writer shows a high degree of risk.