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Brainstorm: Idea Generating Table

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Brainstorming: Idea generating tables
Choice A: What was the environment in which you were
raised? Describe your family, home, neighborhood, or
community, and explain how it has shaped you as a
person.
Descriptive Words People Places
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Sentence:
 Choice B: Most students have an identity, an
interest, or a talent that defines them in an
essential way. Tell us about yourself.
Descriptive Words Hobbies/Interests/Activities
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Sentence:
 Choice C: Identify a future goal you have for
yourself after school. Explain why this is r high a
goal you have set, what you hope to achieve, and
how you will achieve it.
Descriptive Words Goals/Milestones that define
the future in your mind
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Sentence:
 College or Personal Essay Prompt Choices
Choice A: What was the environment in which you were
raised? Describe your family, home, neighborhood, or
community, and explain how it has shaped you as a
person.
Choice B: Most students have an identity, an interest, or
a talent that defines them in an essential way. Tell us
about yourself.
Choice C: Identify a future goal you have for yourself
after school. Explain why this is r high a goal you have
set, what you hope to achieve, and how you will achieve
it.
 College/Career Essay Rubric
5 4 3 2 1

Focus on Essay stays focused on Essay is mostly focused on Essay is sometimes Essay is somewhat Essay is not focused and is
prompt the prompt from start to the prompt and is rarely off focused on the prompt focused but mainly off topic.
finish. topic. and is occasionally off off topic.
topic.
Grammar/ Essay has no more than Essay has no more than 4 Essay has no more than 5 Essay has no more The grammatical mistakes
Mechanic s 3 major errors. major errors. major errors. than 6 major errors. hinder the message and
content of the essay.
Connection to Essay contains a Essay contains a Essay contains an Essay contains a Essay does not contain a
college/career compelling connection meaningful connection to adequate connection to vague connection to connection to college/career
to college/career goals college/career goals college/career goals. college/career goals. goals.

Applied Corrected all errors Corrected more than half Student did not make any
changes from identified during the
Revise/Edit Revise/Edit Process X of the errors identified
during the Revise/Edit
Process
X corrections.

Language for Voice and word choice Voice and word choice are Voice and word choice Voice and word Voice and word choice are
intended are appropriate for the mostly appropriate for the are usually appropriate choice are informal and inappropriate
audience intended audience and intended audience and for the intended audience frequently informal for audience and assignment
purpose of the purpose of the assignment. and purpose of the and often are not
assignment. Narrative Narrative devices are used, assignment, but narrative appropriate for the
devices are used but not consistently. devices rarely used. audience and the
effectively and language Language is effective most Language is less assignment.
is engaging of the time engaging.
 Organization

Story/Descriptions

Purpose/Message
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