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Goals Essay

Students were asked to construct an essay that discussed 3 goals they had for the school year (a school related goal, ELA goal and a personal goal). The students were asked to write persuasively so that their peers would believe that their goals could be accomplished.

Rubric Code: DB46BW

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Goals Essay
	Excellent 100-90 4 pts	Good 75-89.9 3 pts	Fair 74.9-65 2 pts	Poor 64.9-below 1 pts
Organization	Excellent 100-90 The student's essay is very well organized. Each idea is contained in its own paragraph and includes a topic sentence.	Good 75-89.9 The student's essay is somewhat organized. Some ideas seem out of place.	Fair 74.9-65 The student's essay is poorly organized. Similar ideas are not contained in the same paragraph.	Poor 64.9-below The student's ideas seem to be randomly arranged and there is little to no evidence of structure.
Content	Excellent 100-90 The student discusses each goal in detail with specific, believable strategies he/she will use to accomplish the goals. Student uses excellent transition words/phrases and strong supporting details.	Good 75-89.9 The student discusses each goal and has listed strategies he/she will use to accomplish the goals. paragraphs sometimes include a topic sentence, transition words and strong supporting details.	Fair 74.9-65 The student discusses the goals but has vague or unbelievable strategies he/she will use to accomplish them. There are few transition words/supporting details.	Poor 64.9-below The student mentions the goals but has few strategies he/she will use to accomplish them. The student rarely uses transition words or supporting details.
Mechanics	Excellent 100-90 The student's paper follows all conventions of spelling, grammar and syntax.	Good 75-89.9 The student's paper follows some of the conventions of spelling, grammar, and syntax, but still needs work.	Fair 74.9-65 The student's paper has many mistakes in spelling, grammar, and syntax.	Poor 64.9-below The student's paper has many errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax which seriously distracts the reader.
Format	Excellent 100-90 All or most requirements were met for college essays.	Good 75-89.9 Almost all (about 80%) of the requirements were met for college essays, but several were not.	Fair 74.9-65 Some requirements for college essays were met. (About 75%)	Poor 64.9-below This student needs to revisit requirements for writing a college essay.