Six Point Holistic Rubric

Main idea: Obvious, focused, and filled with revealing and unique details

Organization: Logical and convincing structure in body; the lead grabs the reader; the conclusion naturally results from presented ideas;

Voice: Invites and engages reader

Word Choice: Vivid, precise words create exact images and feelings

Sentence Fluency: Clear and fluid sentences allow expressive reading

Conventions: No errors

Main idea: Clear, focused with powerful details

Organization: Logical and guiding structure in body; the lead invites the reader; the conclusion wraps the main idea clearly

Voice: Clearly speaks to and understands reader

Word Choice: Vivid, precise words create clarify meaning

Sentence Fluency: Clear and fluid sentences allow expressive reading

Conventions: Few errors

Main idea: Clear, with significant details

Organization: Logical structure in body; the lead and conclusion both inform the reader;

Voice: Consistently speaks to and understands reader

Word Choice: Specific, clear words that convey the message

Sentence Fluency: Clear sentences allow easy reading

Conventions: Several errors to correct

Main idea: Broad, general details infer main idea

Organization: Formulaic structure; ideas have logic, but do not flow

Voice: Sporadic, sometimes relates to reader

Word Choice: Ordinary, everyday words

Sentence Fluency: Repeated sentences or sentence structures; stilted, difficult to read

Conventions: Frequent errors to correct

Main idea: unclear; reader guesses from the few details provided

Organization: Lack of structure; or follows formula which stifles flow of ideas

Voice: Lack of voice; writes like just "getting it done"

Word Choice: General words blur or miss the message

Sentence Fluency: Stilted, repetitive sentences prevent easy reading

Conventions: Consistent errors to correct throughout text

Main idea: none; a list or freewrite

Organization: Lack of structure

Voice: Lack of voice; no connection with reader

Word Choice: General, confusing, and vague words

Sentence Fluency: Lack of sentence flow or sentence structure

Conventions: Consistent errors require extensive editing