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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 renamed "Try Again" to emphasize push for excellence. Rubric Code: Z42698 By HAASmom Ready to use Private Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

6 Point 6 Traits - Weighted (IEW concepts in parenthesis)
	TRY AGAIN 0 pts	EMERGING 2 pts	PROFICIENT 3 pts	EFFECTIVE 4 pts	POLISHED 5 pts
Ideas	TRY AGAIN As yet, the paper has no clear sense of purpose or central theme	EMERGING Generalities and filler outweigh quality detail	PROFICIENT Writer begins to define the topic, though development is still basic	EFFECTIVE Clear and focused thought; strong main idea	POLISHED Clear, focused, compelling ideas
Organization	TRY AGAIN Hard to follow; needs much re-ordering; intro or conclusion formulaic	EMERGING Some out of place information; lead and conclusion attempted	PROFICIENT Order functional; structure supportive; functional lead and conclusion.	EFFECTIVE Order works well with topic & purpose; strong intro, conclusion, & transitions.	POLISHED Thoughtful structure; well-crafted intro, conclusion, & transitions.
Voice	TRY AGAIN Writer seems indifferent, distant, uninvolved	EMERGING Functional, though sometimes distant	PROFICIENT Writer seems sincere but not fully engaged	EFFECTIVE Writer consistently reaches out to audience	POLISHED Individual, engaging, expressive
Word Choice	TRY AGAIN Flat language or thesaurus overload. (Lacking quality words. Use of Banned Words)	EMERGING Moments of imprecision (Missing at least 1 quality word per paragraph)	PROFICIENT Functional, clear language; some promising moments (Most paragraphs have quality words.)	EFFECTIVE Quality language, many promising moments (Several quality words throughout)	POLISHED Precise, vivid, natural language (Many quality words throughout. No Banned Words.)
Sentence Fluency	TRY AGAIN Awkward enough to make reader stumble	EMERGING Mechanical, but still readable; repetitive	PROFICIENT Steady, but more pleasant than musical	EFFECTIVE Highly readable, purposeful sentence beginnings	POLISHED Writing has an easy flow and rhythm with strong, varied structure
Conventions (Editing Checklist)	TRY AGAIN Noticeable, frequent, distracting errors	EMERGING Noticeable, distracting errors that may affect meaning	PROFICIENT Noticeable, but minor errors that do not obscure meaning	EFFECTIVE Minor errors, easily overlooked; minor touchup needed	POLISHED Only the pickiest editors will spot errors