Six Trait Six Point Rubric for K-1 Writers

Word Choice

6/29

Trait Description – This trait reflects the writer’s use of specific words and phrases

6

Experienced

5

Capable

4

Developing

·  Uses descriptive and action words to create vivid images

·  Avoids repetition of descriptive words

·  Uses some figurative language (metaphors, similes)

 

·  Uses descriptive words or action words to create images

·  May have some repetition of descriptive words

·  Chooses words for specificity

 

·  Limited use of descriptive and action words

·  Uses environmental, general or high frequency words well

·  Amount of text is limited

 

3

Emerging

2

Pre-emergent

1

Experimenting

·  No use of descriptive or action words

·  Chooses environmental words that make sense in the text

·  Attempts words using phonetic letter strings

·  (monster = mnstr)

 

·  Writes in letter strings

·  Copies random environmental words

 

 

·  Pictures, shapes or scribbles stand for words and phrases

 

 

 

Adapted  from Ruth Culham, 1998. Assessment and Evaluation Program. Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, Oregon, the AIMS Six Trait Analytic Writing Rubric and the TUSD vision for academic writing