Writing Traits Overview & Rubrics

Writing Traits Overview & Rubrics

"The following is a brief overview of 6+1 Traits, which is widely used in the ELA/English classes in PSCD, grades K-12.  It is a research-based model of teaching and assessing writing.  It gives teachers and students a common vocabulary for talking about writing across the disciplines and helps to create consistent expectations for what good writing looks like.  This is not the complete review of the program, but an overview intended to give you some information about writing instruction in our schools."

Each of the following traits is explained and a 4 point rubric is provided.  

Ideas 

Organization 

Voice 

Word Choice 

Sentence 

Fluency 

Conventions 

Presentation