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Six Traits Writing Rubric Six Traits Writing Rubric 6-trait rubric Rubric Code: J4357B By alt74000 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

6 Point 6 Traits - Weighted
	Unsatisfactory 1 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Great 5 pts	Excellent 6 pts
Ideas	Unsatisfactory Notes and random thoughts hastily assembled	Poor Loosely focused	Fair Generalities and filler outweigh quality detail	Good Quality detail outweighs generalities, filler	Great Clear and focused thought; strong main idea	Excellent Clear, focused, compelling ideas
Organization	Unsatisfactory No recognizable structure; disjointed collection of details; no lead or closing	Poor Hard to follow; needs much re-ordering; lead or closing formulaic	Fair Some out of place information; lead and conclusion attempted	Good Order functional; structure supportive; functional lead and conclusion	Great Order works well with topic & purpose; strong leads, thoughtful transitions	Excellent Thoughtful structure; well-crafted transitions; unforgettable opening
Voice	Unsatisfactory No identifiable voice; no noticeable concern for audience	Poor Distant, overly formal voice; minimal involvement; tone inappropriate for audience & purpose	Fair Functional, though sometimes distant	Good Voice comes and goes; some sparks; tone acceptable for audience	Great Lively and expressive; consistently reach out to audience	Excellent As individual as fingerprints; begs to be read out loud; tough to put down
Word Choice	Unsatisfactory Words seem chosen at random	Poor Flat language or thesaurus overload	Fair Moments of imprecision; now and then a “gem”	Good Functional, clear language; some clichés; some promising moments	Great Precise, vivid, natural language; striking, fresh phrases	Excellent Powerful, stunning verbs; you want to read it more than once to savor the words
Sentence Fluency	Unsatisfactory Very hard to read, can only be read aloud with extensive oral editing	Poor Awkward enough to make reader stumble, re-read often	Fair Mechanical, but still readable; repetitive beginnings	Good Some variety in length, structure, beginnings; few awkward moments	Great Easy going flow, highly readable, purposeful sentence beginnings	Excellent Skims, sings, dances along like a lively script; easy to read with inflection
Conventions	Unsatisfactory Serious, frequent errors; word-by-word editing required	Poor Noticeable, frequent, distracting errors; line-by-line editing required; little attention to layout	Fair Noticeable, distracting errors that may affect meaning; errors even on basics; needs more attention to layout	Good Noticeable, but minor errors that do not obscure meaning; needs a good once-over; acceptable layout	Great Minor errors that are easily overlooked; ready to publish with minor touchups; pleasing layout	Excellent 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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