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Who Is Your Favorite Star/Artist Who Is Your Favorite Star/Artist You are to research your favorite artist, star or athlete. Using MLA writing techniques, write an essay with a minimum of 600 words and no more than 800 words. The paper format will include a cover page (no pictures), an introductory paragraph, conclusion and bibliography page. The structure of the paper will include transitional words and at least four additional paragraphs. The paper content must inlcude place of birth, where he/she grew up, family, education (early, high school, college), major life changes (death, drugs, jail, street life, etc.), how he/she entered this lifestyle, first experience (award, recording, song, game, acting job), additional experiences (successes/failures), further growth/opportunities and what they are doing now. Rubric Code: H3AB62 By ialexi Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Computers Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Who's Your Fav Star/Artist
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
MLA Writing 4 pts	Excellent All components of MLA are inlcuded (cover page, page setup, paragraph setup, bibliography)	Good Three of four MLA components are inlcuded.	Fair Only two components are included	Poor Author used only one MLA component or used another format
Bibliography 4 pts	Excellent Bibliography page 100% correct (proper format, alphabetical order)	Good Bibliography page is inlcuded but only 50% correct.	Fair Bibliography page is included but formatted incorrectly	Poor Author inlcuded references in another format
1st Paragraph/Introduction 4 pts	Excellent Paragraph tells the reader who the paper is about, why you chose them, and what they will learn about the person. Has included all 5 sentences.	Good Paragraph tells the reader 2 of the three items: who the paper is about, why you chose them, and what they will learn about the person.	Fair Paragraph tells the reader 1 of the three items: who the paper is about, why you chose them, and what they will learn about the person.	Poor No paragraph is inlcuded or the paragraph does not include the correct content.
2nd Paragraph 4 pts	Excellent Paragraph tells the reader: when they were born, where they grew up, place of birth and family information. Includes all 5 sentences.	Good Paragraph tells the reader less than 4 items: when they were born, where they grew up, place of birth and family information. Includes less than 4 sentences.	Fair Paragraph tells the reader less than 3 items: when they were born, where they grew up, place of birth and family information. Includes less than 3 sentences.	Poor Paragraph tells the reader less than 2 items: when they were born, where they grew up, place of birth and family information. Includes less than 2 sentences.
3rd Paragraph 4 pts	Excellent Paragraph tells the reader about the selected persons education and early years. Includes all 5 sentences.	Good Paragraph tells the reader about some of the selected persons education and early years. Includes less than 4 sentences.	Fair Paragraph tells the reader about some of the selected persons education and early years but is unclear. Includes less than 3 sentences.	Poor Paragraphdoes not talk about the selected persons education and early years and is unclear.
4th Paragraph 4 pts	Excellent Paragraph tells the reader about life changes, how they entered or became involved in the field, and any significant moments that shaped their career. Includes all 5 sentences.	Good Paragraph tells the reader less than 3 life changes, how they entered or became involved in the field, and any significant moments that shaped their career. Includes less than 4 sentences.	Fair Paragraph tells the reader less than 2 life changes, how they entered or became involved in the field, and any significant moments that shaped their career. Includes less than 2 sentences.	Poor Paragraph does not include information about life changes, how they entered or became involved in the field, and any significant moments that shaped their career.
5th Paragraph 4 pts	Excellent Paragraph tells the reader about future growth, what they are doing now, and plans for the future. Includes all 5 sentences.	Good Paragraph tells the reader about future growth, what they are doing now, and plans for the future. Includes less than 3 sentences.	Fair Paragraph tells the reader about future growth, what they are doing now, and plans for the future. Includes less than 2 sentences.	Poor Paragraph is not clear and does not include any of the required information.
Conclusion 4 pts	Excellent Conclusion is included and is 100% clear	Good Conclusion is included and is 50% clear	Fair Conclusion is included but is unlcear	Poor No conclusion is included
Mechanics 4 pts	Excellent Author used spell check, transitional words and the thessaurus	Good Author used only two of the following: spell check, transitional words, thessaurus	Fair Author used one of the following: spell check, transitional words or the thessaurus	Poor There were spelling errors, no transitional words and the thessaurus was not used

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MS Word, Internet Research, Essay, MLA, Bibliography

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