6+Traits+of+Writing

= 6 TRAITS OF WRITING- Assessment Criteria = **//__ Ideas & Content __//** || **//__ Organization __//** || **//__ Conventions __//**//(punctuation, grammar, spelling, paragraphing, usage) // || **//__ Sentence Fluency __//** || **//__ Word Choice __//** || **//__ Voice __//** || · Rich strong details · Thorough & balanced analysis · Deep insights · Well-suited to audience  || **Compelling Structure** · Effective sequencing · Inviting introduction · Satisfying resolution or closure · Smooth transitions  || **Strong manipulations & control of conventions** · Appropriate length and complexity · Little or no need to edit  || **Well-crafted flow & rhythm** · Strong and varied · Masterful stylish control  || **Exceptionally natural, precise, and apt ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Strong images · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Accurate and specific · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The usual used unusually · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Powerful and energizing || ==Deeply involved== ·  Expressive and engaging ·  Exceptional sense of audience ·  Writing comes to life <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Relevant, credible details · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Thorough analysis · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Makes connections || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Strong structure ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Easy to follow · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Interesting beginning · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sense of closure · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Effective transitions || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Strong control of conventions ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sufficiently long and complex · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Minor errors that don’t effect readability || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Easy flow and rhythm ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Varied in structure · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Stylistically controlled · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Shows confidence || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Interesting and natural ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Vivid expression · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Striking and varied · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Clear images || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Committed to topic ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Strong audience awareness · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Engaging · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Shows some personality || · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Identifiable purpose · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">General support · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Topic is explored and explained || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Clear organization ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Predictable structure <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Obvious introduction <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Logical conclusion <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Formulaic transitions <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Basic control of conventions ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Minor, or repetitive errors · **<span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Needs moderate editing **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Inconsistent flow ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Patterns are repetitive · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Shows control over simple but not complex || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Effectively conveys message ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Varied and functional <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unnatural at times <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Voice is present ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sense of audience <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Generally appropriate tone <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Broad or simple main ideas · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lacks specific details · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Predictable conclusions || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Inconsistent Organization ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Underdeveloped ideas <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ineffective order of ideas <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">few transitions <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Limited control of conventions ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">distracting errors · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">significant editing needed <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mechanical & repetitive ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">mostly simple sentences <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">some problems with structure <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ordinary expression ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">reliance on cliches <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">seems forced or overtly simplistic <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Inconsistent voice ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">limited sense of audience <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">sometimes mechanical <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">awkward tone <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">main ideas are muddled · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">insufficient details · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">minimal development || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unclear organization ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">random detail <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ineffective transitions <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">detracts from main ideas <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Little control over conventions ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">frequent, basic errors · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">difficult to read · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">needs substantial editing || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Choppy or rambling ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">difficult to read <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">repetitive, awkward, or inaccurate construction <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Monotonous expression ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">distracts from meaning · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">fuzzy images, lacks specificity || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Little personal engagement ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">lack of audience awareness · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">reliance on cliches || · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">little or no development || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lacks coherence ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">no identifiable beginning, middle, or end · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">lack of transitions || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Errors overwhelm message ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">needs extensive editing || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Obscures meaning ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">confusing word order · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">disjointed || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Limited or misused ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">vague or inappropriate · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">impedes meaning || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">No involvement ** · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">no sense of audience · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">flat, lifeless tone · <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">reader not engaged ||
 * 6 || **Sophisticated, clear & interesting**
 * **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5 ** || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Clear, focused & interesting **
 * **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4 ** || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Clear & focused **
 * **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3 ** || ==Identifiable purpose==
 * **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2 ** || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unclear purpose **
 * **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1 ** || **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lacks main idea **