Name: __________________________________
Date:_____________________
Writing Traits Rubric: LISTS
Traits
2
3
4
5
Ideas
- Few/no details
- Writer doesn’t know much
about topic
-2 supporting details
- Some details-more needed
- Writer knows a little about
topic
- 3 supporting details
Organization
Paragraph structure is
followed:
- Topic sentence
- Supporting details
- Concluding sentence
- Order does not make sense
- some details are not relevant
or on topic
Paragraph structure is followed:
- Topic sentence
- Supporting details
- Concluding sentence
- Some ideas out of order
- Most details are relevant and on
topic
Voice
- Reader is bored
- Some boring parts-some
interesting parts
Word Choice
- All R.I.P. words/phrases
- Some R.I.P. words/phrases &
some “sparkle” words/phrases
- content specific vocab is
used and explained whenever
necessary
Sentence
Fluency
- Sentences all sound the same
- Most of the sentences sound
the same
- Different types of
sentences (from anchor
chart)
Conventions
- Tons of mistakes
-Capitalization
-Comma usage
-spelling
- run-on sentences
- Some mistakes from Editing
Checklist:
-Capitalization
-Comma usage
-spelling
- run-on sentences
Few/no mistakes from
Editing Checklist:
-Capitalization
-Comma usage
-spelling
- run-on sentences
- Lots of interesting details
- Writer sounds like an
expert on topic
- 4 supporting details
Paragraph structure is
followed:
- Topic sentence
- Supporting details
- Concluding sentence
-Order makes sense-easy to
follow
-all details are relevant and
on topic
- Reader enjoyed the whole
thing