Role Model Five Paragraph Essay - Literacy Lesson Plans

Role Model

Five Paragraph Essay

Standards: 7.4.2 Create an organizational structure that balances all aspects of the composition and uses effective transitions between sentences to unify important ideas. 7.4.3 Support all statements and claims with anecdotes (first-person accounts), descriptions, facts and statistics, and specific examples. 7.6.3 Make clear references between pronouns and antecedents by placing the pronoun where it shows to what word it refers. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Assignment:

A role model is someone whom you look up to and admire. This person usually inspires you and has a positive influence on your life.

Examples can include family members, pastors, teachers, or even people whom you've never met.

Choose one person who is or has been a role model in your life. You will write a five paragraph essay that explains, in depth, why this person has influenced your life and support this idea with examples of actions and characteristics that make this person a role model.

Format:

Size 12 font-Calibri, Times New Roman, or Cambria Header-top corner, left aligned

Name

Mrs. Thompson

Literacy

Date

Submitted through My Big Campus by ________________________________ Resubmitted for optional re-grade by _________________________________

*Rubric on back must be turned in before the due date.*

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Introduction

Organization

Support of Statements with

details, description, and facts or anecdotes

Conclusion

There is a clear introduction, which includes a lead, thesis statement, and

transition sentence There is a clear beginning, middle and end and the paragraphs transition effortlessly

The essay clearly states examples,

facts, and anecdotes which support why the writer chose his or

her topic There is a clear conclusion that wraps up the

essay

There is a clear introduction, but one component (lead, thesis, or

transition sentence) is

missing There is a beginning, middle, and end and the essay is easy to follow most of the

time

The essay includes a variety of facts, anecdotes, and

examples, but could use more to support the topic

The conclusion is present, but is

sudden and does not clearly wrap

up the essay

There is an introduction, but two components

are missing.

There are places where the reader

loses understanding

because transitions are not

clear A variety of details and examples are

missing, leaving the reader to

question the topic

The conclusion exists, but is not clear or supportive of the rest of the

essay

The introduction is not clearly

introducing the essay or it does

not exist.

There is little organization, leaving the reader

confused throughout

The essay is lacking support for the topic because

few details, explanations, or anecdotes exist

There is no conclusion or the

conclusion is difficult to identify

Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

Conventions

3 examples of pronoun

antecedent agreement are used correctly

There are few or no spelling or grammar errors

that distract the reader

2 examples of pronoun

antecedent agreement are used correctly

The Writer makes more than 1-2

errors in grammar or spelling that

distract the reader from the content.

1 example of pronoun

antecedent agreement is used

correctly

The Writer makes more than 3 errors

in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

An attempt was made to use pronoun antecedent

agreement, but the attempt was

unsuccessful The Writer makes more than 4 errors

in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

Role Model Essay Rubric

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