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Student Friendly Writing Rubric

(From a School Using the 6 Traits of Writing)

IDEAS AND CONTENT

WORD CHOICE

CONVENTIONS

5 – Focused, clear, specific. It keeps the

5 – Extremely clear, visual, and accurate. I

5 – Mostly correct. There are very few

reader’s attention.

picked the right words for the right places.

errors in my paper.

a) I know a lot about this topic and added

a) My words are colorful, snappy, vital, brisk and

a) My spelling is accurate.

interesting tidbits.

fresh. You won’t find overdone, vague or flowery

b) I have used capitals correctly.

b) I showed what was happening instead of telling.

language.

c) Every paragraph is indented to show where a

c) My topic was small enough to handle.

b) All the words in my paper fit. Each one seems

new idea begins.

d) I can easily answer the question, “What is the

just right.

d) Periods, commas, exclamation marks, and

point of this paper/story?”

c) Look at all my energetic verbs!

quotation marks are in the right places.

d) Some of the words and phrases are so vivid the

e) My grammar/usage is consistent and shows

reader won’t soon forget them.

control.

3 – Some really good parts, some not there

3 – Correct but not striking. The words get

3 – About halfway there. A number of

yet!

the message across, but don’t capture the

bothersome mistakes need cleaning up.

a) Some things are new, other things everyone else

reader’s attention.

a) Spelling is correct on simple words. It may not

already knows.

be right on harder words.

a) I used everyday words pretty well but I did not

b) Details are general (nice, fun, some, good.)

b) Most sentences and proper nouns begin with

stretch for a new and better way to say things.

c) I’m still thinking aloud on paper. I’m looking

capitals, but a few have been over looked.

b) Most of the time the reader will figure out what

for a good idea.

c) At least one paragraph is present. Others might

I mean even if a few words are messed up.

d) Maybe I’ll write about this or maybe I’ll write

not all begin in the right spots.

c) My words aren’t real specific. Better, juicy

about that.

d) Problems in punctuation make the reader

details.

stumble and pause now and then.

d) I used tired out cliches or phrases.

e) Several grammar problems are evident.

1 – Just beginning to figure out what I want to

1 – Confusing. The reader is often asking

1 – Editing not under control yet. It would take

say.

“What did they mean by this?”

a first reading to decode and a second reading to

a) I haven’t shared much information. I don’t seem

a) A lot of words and phrases are vague. (We

get the message.

to know much about this topic.

were friends and stuff.)

a) Spelling errors are common, even simple words.

b) My details are so vague it’s hard to picture

b) My words don’t make pictures yet. (It was

b) Capital letters are scattered all over or not at all.

anything.

awesome.)

c) I haven’t got the hang of paragraphs yet.

c) I’m still thinking aloud on paper. I’m looking

c) Some of my words are misused.

d) Punctuation is very limited and makes reading

for a good idea.

d) Over and over I used the same words over and

this paper difficult.

d) Maybe I’ll write about this or maybe I’ll write

over, until my paper was over.

e) Frequent grammatical errors, I haven’t spent

about that.

much time editing this paper.

Discovered by John Norton while traveling in Alabama. Thanks to teachers at Maryvale Elementary in Mobile!

Student Friendly Writing Rubric

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