Scoring Guide for Narrative Writing Using Six Traits

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Scoring Guide for Narrative Writing Using Six
Traits
Fully Developed
Developed
Developing Not Developed
Unsatisfactory Response 1 Point
Uneven Response 3 Points
Sufficient Response 4 Points
Excellent Response 6 Points
Insufficient Response 2 Points
Skillful Response 5 Points

• story is clear and focused
• main idea easily understood
• support is present, but limited or general
• easily identifiable purpose
• clear main idea(s) relevant supporting
  details, but may be overly general or limited in
  places.
• topic that is explored/ explained, although
  developmental details may occasionally be out of
  balance
• some connections and insights may be present
• characters are developed..

• story is exceptionally clear, focused,
  interesting, holds readers attention
• main ideas stand out with strong support
  rich details suitable to audience and purpose
• clarity, focus, and control
• main idea(s) stand out
• balanced, in-depth explanation/exploration of the
  topic- writing makes connections and shares
  insights
• characters are well developed.

• story lacks central idea or purpose
• ideas are extremely limited or simply unclear
• Attempts at development that are minimal or
  nonexistent
• piece is too short to demonstrate development
  of writing piece
• no plan
• story starts without introducing setting,
  characters, or problem
• events confuse or are off topic.
• confusing order no transitions
• story just stops.

• Main ideas purpose a little unclear or
  development is attempted but minimal
• purpose and main idea(s) may require extensive
  inferences by the reader
• minimal development insufficient details
  irrelevant details clutter the writing piece
• extensive repetition of detail
• simple flat beginning identifies the setting,
  characters, and problem.
• attempted to have an interesting opening and
  ending.

• can understand the main ideas, although they may
  be overly broad or simplistic s may not be
  effective
• easily identifiable purpose main idea(s) BUT
  predictable or overly-obvious or points that
  echo observations heard elsewhere or a close
  retelling of another work
• attempt to develop some aspects of the
  characters
• some details are not clear
• events in the story are simple.

• story is clear, focused interesting holds
  attention
• main ideas stand out with supporting details
  suitable to audience purpose
• clarity, focus, and control
• main idea(s) that stand out.
• balanced explanation/ exploration of the topic
• writing makes connections and shares insights
• characters are very developed.

Ideas and Content

• can understand the main ideas, although they may
  be overly broad or simplistic s may not be
  effective
• easily identifiable purpose main idea(s) BUT
  predictable or overly-obvious or points that
  echo observations heard elsewhere or a close
  retelling of another work
• attempt to develop some aspects of the
  characters
• some details are not clear
• events in the story are simple

• organization enhances development of central
  idea(s)
• compelling order structure move the reader
  through the text
• effective, s creative, sequencing and paragraph
  breaks
• structure fits topic
• easy to follow.
• strong, inviting beginning draws the reader in
• a strong, satisfying sense of resolution or
  closure
• Well-developed beginning ending

• writing lacks coherence
• seems haphazard and disjointed
• even after rereading, the reader remains
  confused
• characterized by lack of effective sequencing
  paragraph breaks
• failure to provide an identifiable beginning,
  body, and or/ending
• lack of transitions
• pacing inconsistent or awkward
• lack of organization ultimately obscures or
  distorts main point.

• writing lacks a clear organizational structure
• occasional organizational device is discernible
  BUT writing is either difficult to follow e
  reader has to reread substantial portions, or the
  piece is simply too short to demonstrate
  organizational skills
• some attempts at sequencing, but the order or
  the relationship among ideas is frequently
  unclear
• lack of paragraph breaks
• extremely undeveloped piece.

• organization is clear and coherent
• order and structure are present.
• clear sequencing paragraph breaks
• somewhat predictable organization
• recognizable, developed beginning that may not
  be particularly inviting
• a developed conclusion that may lack subtlety
• body has details that fit
• transitions stilted or formulaic
• organization helps the reader, but is weak--
  basic beginning ending are understood

• organization enhances central idea(s) its
  development
• strong order structure move the reader
  through piece
• effective sequencing paragraph breaks
• structure fits the topic
• easy to follow
• inviting beginning that draws the reader in
• a satisfying sense of resolution or closure.
• effective beginning ending

Organization Fluency

• chosen voice appropriate for the topic, purpose,
  audience
• writer demonstrates commitment to topic
• a sense of writing to be read.
• writing is expressive, engaging, or sincere
• effective use of point of view throughout.
• words are well chosen interesting

• writing seems to lack a sense of involvement or
  commitment
• no specific point of view
• Word choice is vague, uninteresting, imprecise
  just plain wrong

• provides little sense of involvement or
  commitment
• no evidence that the writer has chosen a
  suitable voice
• confusing point of view.
• words are commonplace, colorless, flat or
  imprecise

• writers commitment to the topic seems
  inconsistent
• sense of the writer may emerge at times
  however, the voice is either inappropriately
  personal or inappropriately impersonal
• basic use of point of view throughout, but some
  places switch point of view
• word choice is cliché or ordinary but accurate

• a voice is present
• writer seems committed to the topic, there may
  be some sense of writing to be read.
• in places, the writing is expressive, engaging,
  or sincere.
• good use of point of view throughout.
• Word choice demonstrate some risk
  experimentation but does not particularly
  energize the work

• chosen voice appropriate for the topic, purpose,
  audience
• writer demonstrates deep commitment to the
  topic
• exceptional sense of writing to be read.
• writing is expressive, engaging, or sincere
• exceptional use of point of view throughout.
• words evoke clear images
• figurative language used

Voice Word Choice

• frequent mistakes
• little control over conventions
• hard to read

Conventions

• strong control of conventions
• little need to edit

• few errors
• moderate need to edit

• a voice is present
• writer seems committed to the topic, there may
  be some sense of writing to be read.
• in places, the writing is expressive, engaging,
  or sincere.
• good use of point of view throughout.
• Word choice demonstrate some risk
  experimentation but does not particularly
  energize the work

• paragraphs run together
• errors impede meaning

• no mistakes
• manipulation of convention for stylistic effect
• punctuation guides reader