Personal+Statement



** First draft DUE ** : Friday, September 28 – ** non IB students ** Friday, October 5 – IB students

PERSONAL STATEMENTS – ** rubric – 20 points **


 * HARD ** **COPY** (printed version – //no email// for this one) turned in on time (or before) in proper format (//name, date, class, creative title, double spaced//) //5 points//

Within word limit – 200-500 words //5 points//


 * Show don’t tell **** Don’t ** simply state a fact to get an idea across, such as “I like to surround myself with people with a variety of backgrounds and interests.” ** Do ** include specific details, examples, reasons and so on to develop your ideas. For the example above, describe a situation when you were surrounded by various types of people. What were you doing? Whom did you talk with? What did you take away from the experience?// 5 points //

Less than 5 Language errors //5 points//