Student Friendly Writing Rubric (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Student Friendly Writing Rubric

(From a School Using the 6 Traits of Writing)

ORGANIZATION

VOICE

SENTENCE FLUENCY

5 – Clear and compelling. I have chosen an

5 – Really individual and powerful. My

5 – Varied and natural. The sentences in

order that works well and makes the reader

paper has personality and sounds different

my paper are close and delightful to read

want to find out what comes next.

from the way anyone else writes.

out loud.

a) My beginning grabs the reader’s attention and

a) I have put my personal stamp on this. It’s me!

a) Some are long and stretchy. Some are

gives clues about what is coming.

b) Readers can tell I’m talking right to them.

short and snappy.

b) Every detail adds a little more to the main idea

c) I write with confidence and security.

b) It’s easy to read my paper out loud. I love

or story.

d) My paper is full of feelings and the reader will

the sound of it!

c) My details are in the right place.

know how I feel.

c) Sentence beginnings vary.

d) I ended at a good sot. I have a strong

e) Nobody else sounds like this.

d) Good sentence sense. My sentence flows.

conclusion or ending.

e) All excess baggage has been cut out.

3 – Some really smooth parts, others need

3 – Individuality fades in and out. What I

3 – Routine and functional. Some sentences

work. The order makes sense most of the

truly think and feel only shows up

are choppy and awkward, but most are

time.

sometimes.

clear.

a) I have a beginning but it doesn’t really grab you

a) Although the reader will understand what I

a) Some of my sentences are smooth and

or give clues about what is coming.

mean, it won’t make them feel like laughing,

natural, but others are halting.

b) Sometimes it is not clear how some of the

crying,, or pounding on the table.

b) When I read my paper, most of the

details connect to the story or main idea.

b) My writing is right on the edge of being funny,

sentences have the same patterns.

c) Some of the details should come earlier or later.

excited, scary, or honest—but it is not there yet.

c) Many sentences begin the same way.

I may have lingered too long in some areas and

c) My personality pokes through here and there

d) My paper shows some interesting

sped through others.

but gets covered u again.

sentences.

d) I have a conclusion, but it is ho-hum.

d) My writing is pleasant, but cautious.

e) I have used more words than necessary.

e) I’ve done more telling than showing.

1 – Not shaped yet. The order of my paper

1 – Not me yet. I’m not comfortable or

1 – Paper needs work because there isn’t

is jumbled and confused.

don’t know what I truly think or feel yet.

enough sentence sense yet.

a) There really isn’t a beginning or introduction to

a) If you didn’t already know, you might not

a) As I read my paper I have to go back and read

my paper. It just takes off.

over, just to figure out the sentence.

know who wrote this paper.

b) I’m confused about how the details fit with the

b) The sentence patterns are repetitive.

b) I’m not comfortable sharing. I’ve taken

main idea or story line.

c) I’m having a hard time telling where one

the safest route by hiding my feelings.

c) My ideas seem scrambled, jumbled and

sentence stops and another begins.

c) I sound like a robot.

disconnected.!

d) I have to do quite a bit of oral editing to help

d) My paper makes the reader yawn.

d) Conclusion! Oops, I forgot.

the reader get the meaning.

e) My paper is all telling and no showing.

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