PERFORMANCETASK

Instruction: Write a 250-500-word essay that clearly presents your view in the given topic. To make it more
meaningful, cite vivid examples of your real-life experiences. Essential questions are provided as guide for the
development of your coherent personal manifesto.

a. How do you define yourself? What do you stand for?

b. What do you believe in at your core? What are your deepest-rooted values and ideals?
c. What do you want your impact to be?
d. What are the potential pathways that move you towards your purpose?
e. How can you hold yourself accountable for your goals?
f. What inspires and motivates you?
g. How do you define success? How about happiness?
h. What “word of wisdom” really speak to you?
i. What are your biggest dreams and goals in life?
j. How do you want to change the world? What effect would you like your life to have on those around you?
k. How will you deal with failures, mistakes, or disappointments? How will you react when times get tough and you’re
faced with hardships?
l. What changes do you need to make in order to live a life that is truly worth living?

RUBRICS

CRITERIA 10 8 6 4 REMARKS
Ideas are
extremely
Mostly simplistic, Shows complete
Engaging and full
intelligible showing signs of confusion about the
Focus, development of
ideas; thesis is confusion, topic or inability to
Purpose clear thesis as
weak, unclear, misunderstanding grasp it; thus
(Controlling appropriate to
too broad, or of the prompt; conspicuous
Idea) assignment
only indirectly thesis is absence of thesis
purpose.
supported. essentially and lack of purpose.
missing or not
discernable.
Consistent
evidence with
originality and Main points
depth of ideas; and ideas are
Lack of support
ideas work only indirectly
Ideas, for main points;
together as a supported; Clear absence of
Support & frequent and
unified whole; support isn’t support for main
Development illogical
main points are sufficient or points.
(Evidence) generalizations
sufficiently specific, but is
without support.
supported (with loosely relevant
evidence); support to main points.
is valid and
specific.
 Organization is Limited
Organization, if
sequential and attempts to
evident at all, is
appropriate to organize
confusing and Paragraph structure
assignment; around a
disjointed; does not exist; or is a
paragraphs are thesis;
Structure, paragraph single rambling
well-developed paragraphs are
Organization structure is weak; paragraph or series
and appropriately mostly stand-
transitions are of isolated
divided; ideas alone with
missing, paragraphs.
linked with smooth weak or non-
inappropriate
and effective evident
and/or illogical.
transitions. transitions.
Formulaic or
tedious
Each sentence Simple sentences
sentence Contains multiple
structured used excessively,
patterns; shows and serious errors of
Sentence effectively, almost
some errors in sentence structure:
Structure powerfully; rich, exclusively;
sentence i.e., fragments, run-
(Grammar) well-chosen frequent errors of
construction; ons. Unable to write
variety of sentence sentence
some simple sentences.
styles and length. structure.
nonstandard
syntax usage.
Exceptional Ordinary
Extremely limited
vocabulary range, vocabulary Diction and syntax
Vocabulary vocabulary;
accuracy, range, mostly make communication
and Word choices lack grasp
correctness, and accurate; some meaningless or very
Usage of diction; usage
effective word vernacular confusing at best.
is inaccurate.
usage. terms.
Serious errors in
Contains many spelling and
Virtually free of Contains only
errors of capitalization;
punctuation, occasional
punctuation, intrusive and/or
spelling, punctuation,
Mechanics spelling, and/or inaccurate
capitalization spelling, and/or
and capitalization; punctuation,
errors; appropriate capitalization
Presentation errors severely communication is
format and errors. Few
interfere with hindered. No
presentation for formatting
meaning. Weak formatting as
assignment. errors.
formatting. appropriate to
assignment.