Identify Core Beliefs

In this project, you will write a short essay that reflects your belief or passion about a particular part of your professional experience. Organizing complex and divergent thoughts to write a single page requires prewriting, perhaps an outline, and thinking about the mechanics of writing an essay paragraph by paragraph. That means starting with a topic sentence, adding supporting sentences, and concluding with a sentence that provides a bridge to the next paragraph. Your essay is intentionally limited to 500 words to engage you in the structural process of writing.

There are four steps that will lead you through this project.

What motivates you?

What is your passion?

What do you believe?

Rubric Name: Personal Beliefs Essay

Competencies

Exceeds   Performance Requirements

1.1: Organize   document or presentation clearly in a manner that promotes understanding and   meets the requirements of the assignment.

Key Criteria:   Material is presented with meticulous attention to logical order, supporting   a clearly articulated thesis. Ideas are arranged so that they make   consistent, coherent progress from introduction to conclusion; transitions   support smooth connections from point to point. Paper addresses all   requirements of the assignment, to include error-free APA formatting and   compliance with instructions.

1.2: Develop   coherent paragraphs or points so that each is internally unified and so that   each functions as part of the whole document or presentation.

Key Criteria:   Paper achieves internal coherence through consistent and skillful   construction of paragraphs with meaningful topic sentences, supported by   well-developed sentences of sufficient depth. The arrangement of paragraphs   enables ideas to flow seamlessly from one point to the next.

1.3: Support   thesis and purpose fully.

Organize   document or presentation clearly in a manner that promotes understanding and   meets the requirements of the assignment.

Required   Performance: Meets Performance   Requirements

1.4: Tailor   communications to the audience.

Key Criteria:   Paper demonstrates cognizance of audience, skillfully using precise and   appropriate language and terms to convey the intended meaning and tone of the   paper to readers.

1.5: Use   sentence structure appropriate to the task, message and audience.

Key Criteria:   Paper expresses ideas clearly and concisely. Sentence structure is varied   throughout the paper to ensure smooth flow and engaging narrative. Paper is   free of major sentence-level errors such as awkward syntax, run-on sentences,   fragments, and comma splices.

1.6: Follow   conventions of Standard Written English.

Key Criteria:   Paper is free of errors in standard usage rules of grammar, word choice,   spelling, and punctuation. Paper demonstrates correct tense constructions,   noun/pronoun congruence, and accepted use of acronyms.