Anchor Paper Websites
http://thetraits.org/scoring_examples.php
Teachers can find numerous writing samples from all grades. Each sample includes scores for each trait and rationale outlining the strengths and weaknesses of the piece.
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/
After selecting your grade-level range (K-5 or 6-8), then look for the key word “Benchmark Papers.” The anchor papers within this site are sorted by grade-level and by genre. And each set gives you a couple in the middle and a low sample all to the same writing prompt. NOTE: Conventions within all the included writing samples have been “fixed.”
http://www.openc.k12.or.us/scoring/writing_noframe.php?sample=01&grade=10
This site includes student writing samples from the secondary classroom. Each is written in the student’s actual handwriting and a set of trait scores.
http://www.6traits.cyberspaces.net/6traits/anchor.html
Scroll to the bottom of this page for a series of K, 1, 2 writing samples written in students’ own handwriting. Each anchor includes trait scores based on the primary trait rubric.
http://www.thewritesource.com/models.htm
Check out the hot pink box labeled “Student Models.” This site offers anchors in all grade-levels. NOTE: Right under the “Student Models” button is one labeled “Publish It” for your students who might want to submit pieces of their own.
http://www.thewritingsite.org/exemplars/index.asp
Available in grades 1-10, this site offers anchor papers (also known as “writing exemplars”) in a variety of genres. It also allows you to submit some from your own class.