Six Trait Scoring Rubric
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Ideas
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Creative, original ideas
Details support the main idea and make it interesting
Makes sense and enjoyable to read
Believable, reader cares about story
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Interesting, new ideas
Details explain the main ideas, making it more interesting
Makes sense
Believable, reader is interested
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Ideas are expressed clearly
Reader can identify the main idea that is supported with details
Most of the details relate to the main idea
Understandable
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The main idea is presented, although there are some questions
Some details, but may be too general or not related to the main idea
Very few new ideas presented
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Is there a main idea? I’m not sure!
Either very few details or too many details that aren’t connected
Reader is not interested, unsure about the topic
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No main idea or lots of unrelated ideas
No details
Writer is confused
Reader is confused
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Organization
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Well organized and purposeful
Ideas are clearly linked to support a position
Compelling lead & convincing conclusion
Carefully selected transitions
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Good organization
Ideas are connected and supported with detail
Strong lead and appropriate conclusion
Strong transitions
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Reader can follow the organization of ideas
Details are connected to main idea
Includes a lead and conclusion
Helpful transitions
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Reader can usually follow the organization
Details don’t always match main idea
Introduction and/or conclusion may need revision
Some transitions
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Hard to follow
No clear main idea
Too many or not enough details that don’t match main idea
Missing lead and/or conclusion
Few transitions
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Impossible to follow
No main idea, just a collection of details
No lead or conclusion
No transitions
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Voice
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Unique, individual and confident voice
Passionate about position, yet never overdone
Uses voice to enhance meaning
Appropriate voice for the topic and audience
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Enthusiastic and convincing voice
Interested in topic and conveys purpose to audience
Appropriate voice for the topic and audience
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Occasionally original and/or confident voice
Writer sounds Interested in topic
Appropriate voice for the topic and audience
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Sometimes you can hear the authors voice
Voice might change
May convince the reader, not always sure
Usually appropriate for the topic and audience
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Too informal, chatty, whiney or sarcastic
Not very interested in the topic, just listing facts
Voice doesn’t match audience
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Cant find a voice
Author not interested in topic at all
Boring or confusing to read
Voice does not match the audience
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Word Choice
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Language grabs the readers attention
Uses vivid, natural language including strong verbs and precise nouns
Uses unexpected phrasing, including alliteration, analogies & metaphors
Enjoyable to read
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Uses interesting words
Uses natural language with strong verbs and nouns
Attempts to use alliteration, similes & metaphors
Holds readers attention
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Uses clear language
Uses some common words
Uses descriptive adjectives and adverbs, good nouns and verbs
Adequate, gets the job done
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Uses words correctly to express meaning
Relies on simple, common language
Uses familiar nouns and verbs
Few adjectives, adverbs or phrases
Needs revision
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Words are very simple or used incorrectly
Words get in the way of meaning
Same words used over and over
Words are very general (e.g. stuff, nice, said, fun)
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Very simple words
Words used incorrectly
Very difficult to understand, makes no sense
Same words used over and over
Reader gives up trying to read it
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Sentence Fluency
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Uses a variety of lengths and structures to enhance meaning
Uses variety of sentence openers such as prepositional phrases, clauses, modifiers, participles,
Smooth, natural writing begs to be read aloud
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Many sentences begin differently and vary in length
Different sentence openers such as prepositional phrases or clauses
Consistent tense and subject/verb agreement
Writing is easy to read
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Sentences begin in a variety of ways
Verb tense is usually consistent
The subject and verb almost always agree
Some repetition; a few awkward moments when read aloud
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Readable, but often requires self-correction
Sentences often begin the same
Problems with subject/verb agreement and consistent tense
Some run-ons or choppy sentences
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Short, choppy sentences
Many incomplete or run-on sentences
Sentences begin the same
Problems with subject/verb agreement affect meaning
Difficult to read
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Short sentences all start with the same word
Most sentences are incomplete or run-on
Problems with sentence structure and grammar affect meaning
Very difficult to read
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Conventions
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Practically perfect!
Conventions carefully chosen to enhance meaning
Complex text requires wide use of sophisticated punctuation & conventions
Ready to publish
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A few minor errors that don’t affect meaning
Attempts and uses sophisticated conventions, not always successfully
Almost ready to publish
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Obvious, but minor errors that don’t affect meaning
Simple conventions are fine
Some errors in difficult spelling, or sophisticated conventions
Easily edited
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Obvious, distracting errors that may affect meaning
Only attempts simple use of conventions
Errors on basic spelling, usage & punctuation
Needs editing
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Many obvious, distracting errors
Lots of spelling, punctuation and usage errors
Serious problems with subject/verb agreement
Line-by-line editing required
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Many serious errors that make it difficult to understand
Many misspellings of the same word
Capitalization and punctuation is incorrect
Needs to be completely rewritten
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