Now that you have received the evaluation of your defense of position essay, do the following:

Re-read you paper in its entirety

Read the comments made by your teacher

Look carefully at the rubric descriptions

Address any questions or concerns you have with your teacher

Fill in the following growth plan:

The source for the major writing assignment was:

My position (thesis) on the issue was…

What section of the assessment (rubric) did I struggle the most with? Briefly explain.

In what section of the assessment (rubric) did I have the most success? Briefly explain.

Overall, the greatest strengths of my essay was…

The first way I am going to improve my essay is…

The second way I am going to improve my essay is…

Questions I have about my essay…