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The rubric for self-editing and/or peer editing a partner's outline for his or her essay.

Through reflection, students explore their strengths and areas of growth demonstrated in their writing. Students then connect their experiences to their learning goals. Reflections are an important part of the feedback loop between the student and their teacher. Therefore, sharing the learning with the teacher in a timely manner, allows the teacher to offer formative guidance through timely responses to the reflection. This feedback is an important part of student learning.

The rubric for self-editing and/or peer editing a partner's outline for his or her argumentative essay.

The student will write an essay about someone they admire. The essay will identify the person and tell why that person is chosen

"A person who has overcome."

The student will demonstrate his/her knowledge of using an inductive hook and a full-circle ending incorporating Smiley-Face tricks, vivid verbs, and varying sentence structure.

Guidelines for scoring a stand-alone literary analysis of one long, meaty paragraph.

The student will demonstrate his/her knowledge of tone and mood incorporating Smiley-Face tricks, vivid verbs, and varying sentence structure.

Guidelines for scoring an exemplification essay.

The student will demonstrate his/her knowledge of tone and mood incorporating Smiley-Face tricks, vivid verbs, and varying sentence structure.