The Pursuit of Happyness Essay Rubric Name: Date: Directions: 1. Participant will write a one page typed, double‐spaced, 12‐point font essay with 1‐inch margins about the movie The Pursuit of Happyness. 2. Chris faced many challenges during the movie, yet he still achieved many of his goals. Describe a minimum of three decisions he made or behaviors/personality traits that he demonstrated that helped him reach his goals. Use specific examples from the movie to support the decisions you think were important for Chris. 3. You will be graded based upon the following rubric. Exemplary 3 Satisfactory 2 Unsatisfactory 1 Rating Weight Score ‐ ‐ ‐ Content identifies three Essay identifies two Essay includes less 3 or more decisions or decisions or than two decisions or behaviors/personality behaviors/personality behaviors/personality traits affecting Chris’s traits affecting Chris’s traits affecting Chris’s achievement. achievement achievement Content Essay includes Essay includes three includes two or 3 examples from the examples from the fewer reasons from movie of Chris’s of Chris’s the movie of Chris’s decisions or decisions or decisions or behaviors. The behaviors. However, behaviors. reasons are the reasons are brief thoughtful and and do not include include specific much thought. examples. Writing Sentences are fluent Sentences are usually Sentences are 2 Skills and effective with controlled. There are generally adequate. very few errors in minor errors in There are lapses in mechanics, mechanics, mechanics, punctuation, and punctuation, and punctuation, and word usage. word usage. grammar. Presentation Assignment is easily Assignment is Assignment is 2 and read and neatly adequate. Answers incomplete. Answers Completion assembled with an may be missing, show lack of introduction, body incomplete or too attention. and conclusion. brief. Presentation Presentation is Presentation quality quality is adequate. sloppy. is excellent. Total Points Earned Total Points Available 30 Percentage
The Pursuit of Happyness Essay Rubric Name: Date: Directions: 1. Participant will write a one page typed, double‐spaced, 12‐point font essay with 1‐inch margins about the movie The Pursuit of Happyness. 2. Chris faced many challenges during the movie, yet he still achieved many of his goals. Describe a minimum of three decisions he made or behaviors/personality traits that he demonstrated that helped him reach his goals. Use specific examples from the movie to support the decisions you think were important for Chris. 3. You will be graded based upon the following rubric. Exemplary ‐ 3 Satisfactory ‐ 2 Unsatisfactory ‐ 1 Rating Weight Score Content identifies three or more decisions or behaviors/personality traits affecting Chris’s achievement. Essay identifies two decisions or behaviors/personality traits affecting Chris’s achievement Essay includes less than two decisions or behaviors/personality traits affecting Chris’s achievement 3 Content Essay includes examples from the movie of Chris’s decisions or behaviors. The reasons are thoughtful and include specific examples. Essay includes three examples from the of Chris’s decisions or behaviors. However, the reasons are brief and do not include much thought. includes two or fewer reasons from the movie of Chris’s decisions or behaviors. 3 Writing Skills Sentences are fluent and effective with very few errors in mechanics, punctuation, and word usage. Sentences are usually controlled. There are minor errors in mechanics, punctuation, and word usage. Sentences are generally adequate. There are lapses in mechanics, punctuation, and grammar. 2 Presentation and Completion Assignment is easily read and neatly assembled with an introduction, body and conclusion. Presentation quality is excellent. Assignment is adequate. Answers may be missing, incomplete or too brief. Presentation quality is adequate. Assignment is incomplete. Answers show lack of attention. Presentation is sloppy. 2 Total Points Earned Total Points Available 30 Percentage
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