iRubric: Six Traits Writing Rubric

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Six Traits Writing Rubric Six Traits Writing Rubric Six Traits Assessment keyed to Institute for Excellence in Writing concepts. Scoring level 1 is deleted, and scoring level 2 is renamed "Do Again" to emphasize push for excellence. Rubric Code: A5BCXA By cwatt4 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

6 Point 6 Traits - Weighted
	DEVELOPING 2 pts	EMERGING 3 pts	PROFICIENT 4 pts	EFFECTIVE 5 pts	EXEMPLARY 6 pts
Ideas	DEVELOPING Loosely focused	EMERGING Generalities and filler outweigh quality detail	PROFICIENT Quality detail outweighs generalities, filler	EFFECTIVE Clear and focused thought; strong main idea	EXEMPLARY Clear, focused, compelling ideas
Organization	DEVELOPING Hard to follow; needs much re-ordering	EMERGING Some out of place information	PROFICIENT Order functional; structure supportive; functional lead and conclusion	EFFECTIVE Order works well with topic & purpose; strong leads, thoughtful transitions	EXEMPLARY Thoughtful structure; well-crafted transitions; unforgettable opening
Word Choice	DEVELOPING Flat language or thesaurus overload	EMERGING Moments of imprecision; now and then a “gem” (Missing at least one strong verb, quality adjective or "ly" word per paragraph)	PROFICIENT Functional, clear language;some promising moments (Most paragraphs have strong verbs, quality adjectives and sparkling adverbs.)	EFFECTIVE Precise, vivid, natural language; striking, fresh phrases (Most paragraphs have more than one strong verb)	EXEMPLARY Powerful, stunning verbs; you want to read it more than once to savor the words (Many strong verbs and quality adjectives in piece)
Sentence Fluency	DEVELOPING Awkward enough to make reader stumble, re-read often (Relies too much on one particular type of opener)	EMERGING Mechanical, but still readable; repetitive beginnings (A few different sentence openers)	PROFICIENT Some variety in length, structure, beginnings; few awkward moments (A few different setence openers, attempted transitions)	EFFECTIVE Easy going flow, highly readable, purposeful sentence beginnings (Different sentence openers and some transitions)	EXEMPLARY Skims, sings, dances along like a lively script; easy to read with inflection (Many different sentence openers and excellent transitions)
Conventions	DEVELOPING Noticeable, frequent, distracting errors; line-by-line editing required	EMERGING Noticeable, distracting errors that may affect meaning; errors even on basics	PROFICIENT Noticeable, but minor errors that do not obscure meaning; needs a good once-over	EFFECTIVE Minor errors that are easily overlooked; minor touchups	EXEMPLARY Only the pickiest editors will spot errors