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My Name by Sandra Cisneros, Copy Change

Students create an essay based on Sandra Cisneros' My Name essay.

Rubric Code: FXWA388

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

My Name
	D/C = below average 1 pts	B = Meets requirements 2 pts	A = above average 3 pts
Creativity thoughtful ideas	D/C = below average Essay uses 1-3 ideas about name.	B = Meets requirements Essay is modeled after many(4-5) of the ideas in Cisneros' model or original ideas.	A = above average Essay is modeled after many(6-8) of the ideas in Cisneros' model or original ideas.
Communication organization of ideas	D/C = below average Essay is difficult to understand or choppy.	B = Meets requirements Essay is adequate. Ideas are simple and easy to understand.	A = above average Effective essay. Reader is drawn in by interesting approach to the subject.
Collaboration	D/C = below average Little or no evidence of peer review of writing.	B = Meets requirements Evidence of peer review yet little evidence of revision.	A = above average Evidence of peer review and revised drafts.
Critical Thinking	D/C = below average No evidence of figurative language. In other words, few or simple adjectives; no comparisons, like similes nor metaphors.	B = Meets requirements There is figurative language at least once (simile, metaphor, sensory details and descriptive adjectives).	A = above average There is figurative language more than once (simile, metaphor, sensory details and descriptive adjectives). Essay includes at least one anecdote.