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Grades 3-12 | ML Levels 3-5 | HANDOUT

Develop a flexible writing rubric for grades 3-12

Introduce the rubric-making process

Desk Rubric
Grade 4 Example

Locker Rubric
Grade 10 Example

Chapter 7 – “Building Rubrics”

Ultimate Guide to the
Six Traits of Writing

Determine the medium & format

Post on the wall.

Use a trifold posterboard.

Digital Rubric Template
Word | Google Doc | Canva

Build a rubric with writers

Use a Six-Traits rubric
for efficient assessment.

Use AI to generate writing samples.

Initial Rubric | Example 1

Initial Rubric | Example 2

Assess with the rubric

Tally points and calculate grades

Communicate feedback
within the writing rubric.

Tweak the 6-Traits rubric for different units.

Convert rubric scores to grades.

Rubric Calculator  |  Website