Please write and sign a personal statement on a separate piece of paper that includes:
\n1) Why are you interested in attending SPHS? 2) What personal goal do you believe will be accomplished by
\nattending SPHS?
\n3) What will you contribute to SPHS?
\nNote: Please submit your statement on a separate sheet.
\nBefore writing your essay, please examine the attached scoring rubric
\n1 2 3 4
\nFocus
\nThe personal
\nstatement is related to
\nthe writing situation,
\nbut may contain
\nextraneous ideas. One
\nor more parts of the
\nwriting assignment are
\nomitted.
\nThe personal
\nstatement is
\ngenerally focused on
\nall parts of the
\nwriting situation, but
\ncontains some
\nextraneous ideas.
\nThe personal
\nstatement maintains
\nfocus on all parts of
\nthe writing situation.
\nThe personal statement is
\nfocused, purposeful, and
\nreflects insight into the
\nwriting situation.
\nOrganization
\nThe statement
\ndemonstrates a lack of
\norganizational pattern.
\nThe paper lacks a
\nsense of completeness
\nor wholeness.
\nThe statement has
\nan inconsistent
\norganizational
\npattern. Transitions
\nare absent or used
\ninconsistently. The
\npaper has a vague
\nsense of
\ncompleteness.
\nThe statement is
\ncomplete and conveys
\na sense of wholeness.
\nTransitions create a
\nprogression from one
\nidea to the next in a
\nclear and logical
\npattern.
\nThe statement is complete
\nand conveys a sense of
\nwholeness and adheres to
\nthe main ideas stated
\nwithin the paper.
\nTransitions create a
\nprogression from one idea
\nto the next in a clear and
\nlogical pattern.
\nSupport
\nDevelopment of
\nsupport is inadequate
\nor illogical. Word
\nchoice is limited or
\nvague. The paper lacks
\nspecific, concrete, and
\nrelevant support.
\nSome parts of the
\nwriting assignment are
\nnot addressed.
\nThe writer provides
\nuneven support.
\nDevelopment for
\neach part of the
\nwriting assignment is
\npresent, but only
\npartially developed.
\nWord choice is
\nadequate.
\nThe writer provides
\nample support and
\ndemonstrates a
\nmature command of
\nlanguage, including
\nprecise word choice.
\nEach part of the
\nwriting assignment is
\naddressed with
\nadequate concrete
\nsupport.
\nThe writer provides
\nsubstantial support for all
\nparts of the writing
\nsituation. Support is
\nspecific, relevant, concrete
\nand illustrative. The
\nwriting demonstrates a
\ncommitment to and
\ninvolvement with the
\nsubject, and demonstrates
\na mature command of
\nlanguage which captures
\nthe \u201cvoice\u201d of the writer.
\nConventions
\nThere is little, if any,
\nvariation in sentence
\nstructure and gross
\nerrors in structure may
\noccur. The writing
\ncontains errors in
\nbasic conventions of
\nmechanics and usage,
\nand spelling.
\nThere is little
\nvariation in sentence
\nstructure, and most
\nsentences are
\ncomplete. The paper
\ngenerally follows the
\nconventions of
\nmechanics, usage
\nand spelling.
\nSentence structure is
\nvaried and, with rare
\nexceptions, sentences
\nare complete except
\nwhen fragments are
\nintentionally used.
\nThe paper generally
\nfollows the
\nconvention of
\nmechanics, usage and
\nspelling.
\nSentence structure is
\nvaried, and sentences are
\ncomplete except when
\nfragments are used
\npurposefully. There are no
\nconvention errors in
\nmechanics, usage, or
\npunctuation. The paper is
\npolished and ready to
\npublish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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