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Goals Essay 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: CXW759B By MCALions Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Goals for 5th Grade Essay
	Advanced Mastery (N/A)	Complex Mastery (N/A)	Basic Mastery (N/A)	Partial Mastery (N/A)
Organization	Advanced Mastery The student's essay is very well organized. Each idea is contained in its own paragraph and includes a topic sentence.	Complex Mastery The student's essay is somewhat organized. Some ideas seem out of place.	Basic Mastery The student's essay is poorly organized. Similar ideas are not contained in the same paragraph.	Partial Mastery The student's ideas seem to be randomly arranged and there is little to no evidence of structure.
Ideas	Advanced Mastery The student discusses each goal in detail with specific, believable strategies they'll use to accomplish their goals. Student uses excellent transition words/phrases and strong supporting details.	Complex Mastery The student discusses each goal and has listed strategies they'll use to accomplish their goals. paragraphs sometimes include a topic sentence, transition words and strong supporting details.	Basic Mastery The student discusses the goals but has vague or unbelievable strategies they'll use to accomplish them. There are few transition words/supporting details.	Partial Mastery The student mentions the goals but has few strategies they'll use to accomplish them. The student rarely uses transition words or supporting details.
Conventions	Advanced Mastery The student's paper is neat and has no spelling/grammatical errors. He or she demonstrated the ability to self-edit their writing.	Complex Mastery The student's paper is neat and has few spelling/grammatical errors.	Basic Mastery The student's paper is a little messy and has several spelling/grammatical errors.	Partial Mastery The student's paper is sloppy and has numerous spelling/grammatical errors.