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Goals Essay

Students were asked to construct an essay that discussed their long and short term goals as they relate to entering college and career (educational, proffessional, and personal goals (not too family oriented but more along the lines of community service, improving quality of life). The students were asked to write as though a scholarship committee or admissions officer would read the essay.

Rubric Code: JX66WXW

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Goals Essay
	Excellent 45-50 A 5 pts	Good 40-45 B 4 pts	Fair 30-40 C / D 3 pts	Poor 30-below F 1 pts
Organization	Excellent 45-50 A The student's essay is very well organized. Each idea is contained in its own paragraph and includes a topic sentence.	Good 40-45 B The student's essay is somewhat organized. Some ideas seem out of place.	Fair 30-40 C / D The student's essay is poorly organized. Similar ideas are not contained in the same paragraph.	Poor 30-below F The student's ideas seem to be randomly arranged and there is little to no evidence of structure.
Content Body 1	Excellent 45-50 A 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 40-45 B 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 30-40 C / D 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 30-below F 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.
Content Body 2	Excellent 45-50 A 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 40-45 B 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 30-40 C / D 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 30-below F 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.
Content Body 3	Excellent 45-50 A 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 40-45 B 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 30-40 C / D 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 30-below F 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 Language and Style	Excellent 45-50 A The student's paper follows all conventions of spelling, grammar and syntax. Language and Sentence Structure is excellent and varied.	Good 40-45 B The student's paper follows some of the conventions of spelling, grammar, and syntax, but still needs work. Language and Sentence Structure is good and varied.	Fair 30-40 C / D The student's paper has many mistakes in spelling, grammar, and syntax. Language and Sentence Structure is average and varied.	Poor 30-below F The student's paper has many errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax which seriously distracts the reader. Language and Sentence Structure is poor.
Format	Excellent 45-50 A All MLA Format is perfect	Good 40-45 B 1 MLA error	Fair 30-40 C / D 2 MLA errors	Poor 30-below F 3+ errors
Conclusion	Excellent 45-50 A excellent and engaging	Good 40-45 B good - gripping language and effective	Fair 30-40 C / D fair. does the job without being a WOW	Poor 30-below F Poor ineffective if missing a 0
Introduction	Excellent 45-50 A excellent attention getter follows the A- T- Thesis	Good 40-45 B Fair attention getter follows the A -T- Thesis	Fair 30-40 C / D Fair attention getter follows the A -T- Thesis but attention getter weak or thesis weak	Poor 30-below F Does not follow prescribed order or missing elements.

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