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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: TB3653 By rkroeker Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Goals Essay
	Excellent 100-90 4 pts	Good 75-89.9 3 pts	Fair 74.9-65 2 pts	Poor 64.9-below 1 pts
Organization	Excellent 100-90 The student's essay is very well organized. Each idea is contained in its own paragraph and includes a topic sentence.	Good 75-89.9 The student's essay is somewhat organized. Some ideas seem out of place.	Fair 74.9-65 The student's essay is poorly organized. Similar ideas are not contained in the same paragraph.	Poor 64.9-below The student's ideas seem to be randomly arranged and there is little to no evidence of structure.
Content	Excellent 100-90 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.	Good 75-89.9 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.	Fair 74.9-65 The student discusses the goals but has vague or unbelievable strategies they'll use to accomplish them. There are few transition words/supporting details.	Poor 64.9-below The student mentions the goals but has few strategies they'll use to accomplish them. The student rarely uses transition words or supporting details.
Mechanics/Neatness	Excellent 100-90 The student's paper is neat and has little to no spelling/grammatical errors.	Good 75-89.9 The student's paper is somewhat neat and has a few spelling/grammatical errors.	Fair 74.9-65 The student's paper is a little messy and has several spelling/grammatical errors.	Poor 64.9-below The student's paper is sloppy and has numerous spelling/grammatical errors.
Format	Excellent 100-90 Many requirements were met.	Good 75-89.9 Most (about 75%) of the requirements were met, but several were not.	Fair 74.9-65 Almost all (about 90%) requirements were met.	Poor 64.9-below All requirements were met. The<BR> essay includes an<BR> introduction, 3<BR> body paragraphs,<BR> and a conclusion<BR> paragraph. All drafts<BR> and revisions were<BR> included.