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Prompt Choices: 1. Imagine you have won a vacation of choice for you and one other person. Construct a piece of writing that discusses specifically where you would go, what you would do, and the other details of your trip. 2. Your principal wants to invite a celebrity speaker to your school. Think about the celebrity you would choose to have speak; then construct a piece of writing to persuade your principal of the reasons why this person would be the best choice as a guest speaker. 3. A wealthy donor plans to build a new facility that will benefit young people in your area and will provide them with positive ways to spend their time. The donor is not yet sure what the facility should contain. Construct a piece of writing in which you identify the type of facility you would like to have built, and persuade her/him of the reasons why this is the best choice. Essay Rubric _____/6 Introduction paragraph includes a minimum of three well developed sentences. _____/6 A strong and arguable thesis statement is included in the introduction paragraph. It must contain a clear subject and opinion. _____/3 The three main topics for the body paragraphs are clearly stated in the introduction paragraph. _____/6 Essay includes three body paragraphs. _____/24 Each body paragraph follows an eight sentence accordion format (topic sentence, fact, explain, fact, explain, fact, explain, closing sentence). _____/20 The fact and explanation sentences are detailed. They clearly support the topic sentence of the body paragraphs as well as the thesis statement without contradicting or including random information. _____/6 Conclusion paragraph includes a minimum of three sentences. _____/3 Conclusion ties together main points without being repetitive. _____/10 Essay includes interesting and developed word choice and voice through the use of elements such as imagery, figurative language, and synonyms. Word repetitions are rare. _____/7 Essay uses a variety of sentence structures (simple, compound, complex, etc.) in order to create fluency _____/9 All fact sentences begin with transitions (avoid first, second, and third). Essay Grade _____/100 Grammar Grade_____/25 |