Capturing Your UTA Experience in Your Personal Statement Assignment

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Sentence Structure

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4 pts

Exemplary

All sentences well-constructed with varied structure

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3 pts

Competent

Most sentences well-constructed; some varied sentence structure

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2 pts

Emerging

Some sentences well-constructed; others are fragments or run-on

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1 pts

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Most sentences lack proper construction; multiple fragmented or run-on sentences

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4 pts

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Punctuation

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4 pts

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Appropriate use of commas, semi-colons, end of sentence punctuation; no capitalization errors

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3 pts

Competent

Minor punctuation errors; minor capitalization errors

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2 pts

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Multiple punctuation errors; multiple capitalization errors

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1 pts

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Repeated errors that interfere with comprehension; repeated capitalization errors

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4 pts

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Spelling

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4 pts

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No spelling errors/typos

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3 pts

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Minimal spelling errors/typos

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2 pts

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Spelling errors and typos cause distraction

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1 pts

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Spelling errors/typos are excessive

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4 pts

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Sentence Components

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4 pts

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Use of active voice throughout; parallelism in verb use, non-pronoun agreement; proper use of adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions

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3 pts

Competent

Predominant use of active voice; occasional errors in parallelism in verb use, non-pronoun agreement and/or use of adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions

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2 pts

Emerging

Mixed use of active/passive voice; frequent errors with parallelism in verb use, non-pronoun agreement and/or proper use of adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions

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1 pts

Unsatisfactory

Mostly passive voice; excessive parallelism in verb use, non-pronoun agreement errors; improper use of adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions

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4 pts

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"Story" line

1. includes 1 or more significant achievements related to UTA experience that demonstrate strengths and provide evidence of "career readiness"
2. example(s) is/are specific; detailed, yet concise
3. significance/impact is evident

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5 pts

Exemplary

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4 pts

Above Average

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Average

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Fair

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1 pts

Inadequate

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Overall Impact

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4 pts

Impressive

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3 pts

Good Promise

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2 pts

Needs Work

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4 pts

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Base points for completion

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5 pts

Timely Submission

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2 pts

Late Submission

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No Submission

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5 pts

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5 pts

Full Marks

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Capturing Your UTA Experience in Your Personal Statement Assignment

Capturing Your UTA Experience (Personal Statement)

Purpose

Directions

Grading

Rubric

Rubric

Well-Being

FOR EVERYONE

FOR STUDENTS

FOR EMPLOYEES

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