Name _____________________________

Ms. Schwitz
English 8
Six Traits Writing Rubric
6
Exemplary
100%

Str!ng
93%
"
#r!$cient
83%
%
&e'el!pin
g
73%
(
Emerging
66%
)
*eginning
60%
+,eas -
.!ntent
main
theme
supporting
details
Exceptionally
clear,
focused,
engaging
with
relevant,
strong
supporting
detail
lear,
focused,
interesting
ideas with
appropriate
detail
Evident
!ain idea
with so!e
support
which !ay
"e general
or li!ited
#ain idea
!ay "e
cloudy
"ecause
supporting
detail is too
general or
even o$%
topic
&urpose
and !ain
idea !ay
"e unclear
and
cluttered
"y
irrelevant
detail
'ac(s
central
idea)
develop!en
t is !ini!al
or non%
existent
/rganizat
i!n
structure

introductio
n
conclusion
E$ectively
organi*ed in
logical and
creative
!anner
reative and
engaging
intro and
conclusion
+trong
order and
structure
,nviting
intro and
satisfying
closure

-rgani*atio
n is
appropriate
, "ut
convention
al
.tte!pt at
introductio
n and
conclusion
.tte!pts at
organi*atio
n) !ay "e a
/list0 of
events
1eginning
and ending
not
developed
'ac( of
structure)
disorgani*e
d and hard
to follow
#issing or
wea( intro
and
conclusion
'ac( of
coherence)
confusing
2o
identi3a"le
introductio
n or
conclusion
0!ice
personality
sense of
audience
Expressive,
engaging,
sincere
+trong sense
of audience
+hows
e!otion4
hu!our,
honesty,
suspense or
life

.ppropriate
to audience
and
purpose
5riter
"ehind the
words
co!es
through
Evident
co!!it!en
t to topic
,nconsisten
t or dull
personality
6oice !ay
"e
inappropria
te or non%
existent
5riting
!ay see!
!echanical
5riting
tends to "e
7at or sti$
'ittle or no
hint of
writer
"ehind
words
5riting is
lifeless
2o hint of
the writer
W!r,
.h!ice
precision
efectivene
ss
imagery
&recise,
carefully
chosen
+trong, fresh,
vivid i!ages

8escriptive,
"road
range of
words
5ord
choice
energi*es
writing
'anguage
is
functional
and
appropriate
8escription
s !ay "e
overdone at
ti!es
5ords !ay
"e correct
"ut
!undane
2o atte!pt
at
deli"erate
choice

#onotonou
s, often
repetitious,
so!eti!es
inappropria
te
'i!ited
range of
words
+o!e
voca"ulary
!isused
Sentence
1luency
rhythm,
fow
variety
9igh degree
of
crafts!anshi
p
E$ective
variation in
sentence
patterns
Easy 7ow
and rhyth!
:ood
variety in
length and
structure
:enerally
in control
'ac(
variety in
length and
structure
+o!e
aw(ward
constructio
ns
#any
si!ilar
patterns
and
"eginnings
-ften
choppy
#onotonou
s sentence
patterns
;re<uent
run%on
sentences
8i$icult to
follow or
read aloud
8is=ointed,
confusing,
ra!"ling
.!n'enti!
ns
age
appropriate
, spelling,
caps,
punctuatio
n, grammar
Exceptionally
strong
control of
standard
conventions
of writing
+trong
control of
conventions
) errors are
few and
!inor
ontrol of
!ost
writing
conventions
) occasional
errors with
high ris(s
'i!ited
control of
conventions
) fre<uent
errors do
not
interfere
with
understandi
ng
;re<uent
signi3cant
errors !ay
i!pede
reada"ility
2u!erous
errors
distract the
reader and
!a(e the
text
di$icult to
read