6+1 Trait Writing Model : Compare and Contrast

Teacher Name: Brian Borkowski

Student Name: ____________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Introduction The introduction has The introduction The introduction has There is no clear
(Organization) a well developed clearly states the serious errors in hook, introduction.
hook and transitions thesis but has a weak transition, or thesis.
smoothly into the hook or transition.
thesis.

Body Paragraphs The paper breaks the The paper breaks the The paper breaks the Many details are not
information into whole- information into information into in a logical or
to-whole, similarities - whole-to-whole, whole-to-whole, expected order. There
to-differences, or point- similarities - to- similarities - to- is little sense that the
by-point structure. It differences, or point- differences, or point- writing is organized.
follows a consistent
order when discussing by-point structure but by-point structure,
the comparisons does not follow a but some information
/contrasts. consistent order when is in the wrong
discussing the section. Some details
comparisons are not in a logical or
/contrasts. expected order, and
this distracts the
reader.

Transitions A variety of Transitions clearly Some transitions work The transitions

(Organization) thoughtful transitions show how ideas are well; but connections between ideas are
are used. They clearly connected, but there between other ideas unclear or
show how ideas are is little variety. are fuzzy. nonexistant.
connected.

Conclusion The conclusion is The conclusion is The conclusion is There is no clear

(Organization) strong and has a recognizable and ties recognizable, but has conclusion, the paper
restated thesis, up almost all the serious flaws or is just ends.
transition sentence, loose ends, but lacks missing pieces.
and close. a restated thesis,
transition, or close.

Grammar & Spelling Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3-4 Writer makes more
(Conventions) errors in grammar or errors in grammar or errors in grammar or than 4 errors in
spelling that distract spelling that distract spelling that distract grammar or spelling
the reader from the the reader from the the reader from the that distract the
content. content. content. reader from the
content.