There are as many ideas on which rubrics and point systems are best for evaluating student writing as there are educators. According to Vicki Spandal, author of Creating Writers and the materials used in these exercises, all rubrics basically measure three levels of proficiency. These range from lowest to highest with a middle ground. Click here to open the grid below in Microsoft Word and use to "score" each of the stories.

Brief Criteria for each of the Six Traits of Writing