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Six Traits Writing Rubric
Six Traits Writing Rubric
Six Traits Assessment keyed to Institute for Excellence in Writing concepts.
Rubric Code:
WAWA85
By
jwilliamson13
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
6-8, 9-12
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6 Point 6 Traits - Weighted
NOT YET MEETING
1 pts
ALMOST MEETING
2 pts
MEETING
3 pts
FULLY MEETING
4 pts
EXCEEDING
5 pts
Ideas
NOT YET MEETING
Loosely focused
ALMOST MEETING
Generalities and filler outweigh quality detail
MEETING
Quality detail outweighs generalities, filler
FULLY MEETING
Clear and focused thought; strong main idea
EXCEEDING
Clear, focused, compelling ideas
Organization
NOT YET MEETING
Hard to follow; needs much re-ordering
ALMOST MEETING
Some out of place information
MEETING
Order functional; structure supportive; functional lead and conclusion
FULLY MEETING
Order works well with topic & purpose; strong leads, thoughtful transitions
EXCEEDING
Thoughtful structure; well-crafted transitions; unforgettable opening
Word Choice
NOT YET MEETING
Flat language or thesaurus overload
ALMOST MEETING
Moments of imprecision; now and then a “gem”<BR>
<BR>
(Missing at least one strong verb, quality adjective or "ly" word per paragraph)
MEETING
Functional, clear language;some promising moments<BR>
<BR>
(Most paragraphs have strong verbs, quality adjectives and sparkling adverbs.)
FULLY MEETING
Precise, vivid, natural language; striking, fresh phrases<BR>
<BR>
(Most paragraphs have more than one strong verb)
EXCEEDING
Powerful, stunning verbs; you want to read it more than once to savor the words<BR>
<BR>
(Many strong verbs and quality adjectives in piece)
Sentence Fluency
NOT YET MEETING
Awkward enough to make reader stumble, re-read often<BR>
<BR>
(Relies too much on one particular type of opener)
ALMOST MEETING
Mechanical, but still readable; repetitive beginnings<BR>
<BR>
(A few different sentence openers)
MEETING
Some variety in length, structure, beginnings; few awkward moments<BR>
<BR>
(A few different setence openers, attempted transitions)
FULLY MEETING
Easy going flow, highly readable, purposeful sentence beginnings<BR>
<BR>
(Different sentence openers and some transitions)
EXCEEDING
Skims, sings, dances along like a lively script; easy to read with inflection<BR>
<BR>
(Many different sentence openers and excellent transitions)
Conventions
NOT YET MEETING
Noticeable, frequent, distracting errors; line-by-line editing required
ALMOST MEETING
Noticeable, distracting errors that may affect meaning; errors even on basics
MEETING
Noticeable, but minor errors that do not obscure meaning; needs a good once-over
FULLY MEETING
Minor errors that are easily overlooked; minor touchups
EXCEEDING
Only the pickiest editors will spot errors.
Voice
NOT YET MEETING
Inappropriate voice lacking authority and knowledge-base
ALMOST MEETING
Voice lacks authority or evidence to support
MEETING
Somewhat appropriate use of voice with some knowledge presented to further validate
FULLY MEETING
Clear use of voice with authority and some knowledge-base
EXCEEDING
Clear, Appropriate, Authoritative, Knowledgeable articulated voice
Keywords:
6 Traits, six traits, writing
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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