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Six Trait Writing Rubric

Six Trait Writing Rubric

Rubric Code: N549C4

By jlthrop

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

6 Point 6 Traits
	Poor 1 pts	Unsatisfactory 2 pts	Emerging 3 pts	At Level 4 pts	Above Level 5 pts	Beyond Level 6 pts
Ideas	Poor Notes and random thoughts hastily assembled	Unsatisfactory Loosely focused	Emerging Generalities and filler outweigh quality detail	At Level Quality detail outweighs generalities, filler	Above Level Clear and focused thought; strong main idea	Beyond Level Clear, focused, compelling ideas
Organization	Poor No recognizable structure; disjointed collection of details; no lead or closing	Unsatisfactory Hard to follow; needs much re-ordering; lead or closing formulaic	Emerging Some out of place information; lead and conclusion attempted	At Level Order functional; structure supportive; functional lead and conclusion	Above Level Order works well with topic & purpose; strong leads, thoughtful transitions	Beyond Level Thoughtful structure; well-crafted transitions; unforgettable opening
Voice	Poor No identifiable voice; no noticeable concern for audience	Unsatisfactory Distant, overly formal voice; minimal involvement; tone inappropriate for audience & purpose	Emerging Functional, though sometimes distant	At Level Voice comes and goes; some sparks; tone acceptable for audience	Above Level Lively and expressive; consistently reach out to audience	Beyond Level 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 or thesaurus overload	Emerging Moments of imprecision; now and then a “gem”	At Level Functional, clear language; some clichés; some promising moments	Above Level Precise, vivid, natural language; striking, fresh phrases	Beyond Level 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	Emerging Mechanical, but still readable; repetitive beginnings	At Level Some variety in length, structure, beginnings; few awkward moments	Above Level Easy going flow, highly readable, purposeful sentence beginnings	Beyond Level 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	Emerging Noticeable, distracting errors that may affect meaning; errors even on basics; needs more attention to layout	At Level Noticeable, but minor errors that do not obscure meaning; needs a good once-over; acceptable layout	Above Level Minor errors that are easily overlooked; ready to publish with minor touchups; pleasing layout	Beyond Level Only the pickiest editors will spot errors; virtually ready to publish; enticing layout

Keywords:

6 Traits, six traits, writing

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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