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6+1TraitWritingModel:Opinionessay
TeacherName:AmandaSimn
StudentName:________________________________________

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Introduction
(Organization)

Theintroductionis
inviting,statesthe
maintopicand
previewsthe
structureofthe
essay.

Theintroduction
clearlystatesthe
maintopicand
previewsthe
structureofthe
essay,butisnot
particularlyinviting
tothereader.

Theintroduction
statesthemaintopic,
butdoesnot
adequatelypreview
thestructureofthe
essaynorisit
particularlyinviting
tothereader.

Thereisnoclear
introductionofthe
maintopicor
structureofthe
essay.

Conclusion
(Organization)

Theconclusionis
strongandleaves
thereaderwitha
feelingthatthey
understandwhat
thewriteris\"getting
at.\"

Theconclusionis
recognizableand
tiesupalmostallthe
looseends.

Theconclusionis
recognizable,but
doesnottieup
severallooseends.

Thereisnoclear
conclusion,the
paperjustends.

FocusonTopic
(Content)

Thereisoneclear,
wellfocusedtopic.
Mainideastands
outandis
supportedby
detailed
information.

Mainideaisclear
butthesupporting
informationis
general.

Mainideais
somewhatclearbut
thereisaneedfor
moresupporting
information.

Themainideaisnot
clear.Thereisa
seeminglyrandom
collectionof
information.

Grammar&
Spelling
(Conventions)

Writermakesno
errorsingrammar
orspellingthat
distractthereader
fromthecontent.

Writermakes12
errorsingrammaror
spellingthatdistract
thereaderfromthe
content.

Writermakes34
errorsingrammaror
spellingthatdistract
thereaderfromthe
content.

Writermakesmore
than4errorsin
grammarorspelling
thatdistractthe
readerfromthe
content.

Almostall
Somesentences
SentenceLength Everyparagraph
hassentencesthat
paragraphshave
varyinlength.
(Sentence
varyinlength.
sentencesthatvary
Fluency)

Sentencesrarely
varyinlength.

Adding
Personality
(Voice)

Thewriterhasnot
triedtotransformthe
informationina
personalway.The
ideasandtheway
theyareexpressed
seemtobelongto
someoneelse.

inlength.

Thewriterseemsto
bewritingfrom
knowledgeor
experience.The
authorhastaken
theideasandmade
them\"hisown.\"

Thewriterseemsto
bedrawingon
knowledgeor
experience,but
thereissomelackof
ownershipofthe
topic.

Thewriterrelates
someofhisown
knowledgeor
experience,butit
addsnothingtothe
discussionofthe
topic.

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