6+1 Trait Writing Model : Personal Narrative

6+1 Trait Writing Model : Personal Narrative

Teacher Name: Paula Bruchhaus

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Purpose	The story fits the purpose for writing very well. The audience it was written for would enjoy it. The ideas are very interesting.	The story fits the purpose for writing. The audience it was written for would probably like it. The ideas are interesting.	The purpose of the story is not very clear. It is hard to tell what audience it was written for.	The story does not have a clear purpose. There is no way to tell what audience it was written for.
Sequence	The story has a clear beginning that tells the problem, a middle that tells the events in order, and an ending that gives the solution to the problem.	The story has a beginning that tells the problem. The order of the events in the middle is not always clear. The ending tells how the problem was solved	The story does not have a clear beginning, middle, or ending. There is a problem, but the story does not offer a good solution. The events are not told in order.	The story does not have a beginning, a middle, and an ending. The events are hard to follow. There is no problem to solve.
Details	The story has description and rich details that help the reader visualize the events. The writer shows his or her own feelings.	The story has some description and a few good details.	The story has only a few details and just a little description.	The story has no description or details.
Vocabulary	The story has interesting words and phrases, such as specific nouns, vivid verbs, sensory words, and comparisons.	The story has some interesting words and phrases.	The story has very few words or phrases that are colorful or interesting.	The story has no interesting words or phrases.
Sentence Variety	The sentences are written in a variety of ways to make the writing interesting to read.	Some of the sentences show variety, but many are the same type.	Almost all the sentences are written in the same way.	Most sentences are not written correctly.
Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation	The story has very few errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	There are a few errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	There are many errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	There are so many errors that the writing is hard to understand.

Date Created: Feb 04, 2004 02:54 pm (CST)