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 * Essay of the Week **

Students are responsible for completing an essay every week. Every Friday they will be given an essay topic. They will have the weekend and the rest of the following week to complete the assignment. They must turn in the essay by the following Friday. I will read and respond to the essays over the weekend and have it ready to hand back on Monday. These essays are to be about a page long. Below is a list of the essay topics by week. You will also find the rubric that shows how the assignment graded.

Week #1 - You have just swallowed a potion that will make you invisible. Please explain how you will spend the next twenty-four hours until the potion wears off. **Due Date: Friday October 2, 2009

Essay of the Week Rubric**
 * CATEGORY || 4 (Advanced) || 3 (Proficient) || 2 (Basic) || 1 (Below Basic) ||
 * Focus on Assigned Topic || The entire essay is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic. || Most of the essay is related to the assigned topic. The essay wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic. || Some of the essay is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic. || No attempt has been made to relate the essay to the assigned topic. ||
 * Organization || The essay is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions. || The essay is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used. || The essay is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear. || Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged. ||
 * Spelling and Punctuation || There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout. || There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft. || There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft. || The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors. ||
 * Grammar || Proper grammar is used throughout the final draft. || There is one grammar error in the final draft. || There are 2-3 grammar errors in the final draft. || The final draft has more than 3 grammar errors. ||