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After researching and studying the family structures, what family structure's do you want? Why?
**Show me the evidence, not just opinion!**

I CAN: Understand readiness characteristics and factors before becoming a parent.

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EQ:  What type of family structure are you a part of?  What are the benefits and challenges?

I CAN: Determine benefits and challenges of parenting based on the 6 needs of children.

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**Use this rubric to check your response to the EQ.**

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Rubric for Evaluation of the Paragraph

A rubric is a grading tool that describes the criteria, or "what counts," for the assignment. It also describes each of the criteria according to gradations of quality, with descriptions of strong, middling, and problematic student work. The criteria are listed in the column on the left. The numbers in the top row indicate quality, with 3 being the best. The number 0 is something everyone wants to avoid. Students may use the rubric as a check list to determine if the writing meets the criteria of the assignment.

Interesting, original topic sentence, reflecting thought and insight; focused on one interesting main idea.

Clearly stated topic sentence presents one main idea.

Acceptable topic sentence presents one idea.

Missing, invalid, or inappropriate topic sentence; main idea is missing.

Interesting, concrete and descriptive examples and details with explanations that relate to the topic.

Examples and details relate to the topic and some explanation is included.

Sufficient number of examples and details that relate to the topic.

Insufficient, vague, or undeveloped examples.

Organization and Transitions

Thoughtful, logical progression of supporting examples; Mature transitions between ideas.

Details are arranged in a logical progression; appropriate transitions.

Acceptable arrangement of examples; transitions may be weak.

No discernible pattern of organization; Unrelated details; no transitions.

Appropriate tone, distinctive voice; pleasing variety in sentence structure; Vivid diction, precise word choices.

Appropriate tone; Clear sentences with varied structures; Effective diction.

Acceptable tone; some variety in sentence structures; Adequate diction and word choices.

Inconsistent or Inappropriate tone; Awkward, unclear, or incomplete sentences; Bland diction, poor word choice.

Consistent standard English usage, spelling, and punctuation. No errors.

Some errors, but none major, in usage, spelling, or punctuation. (1-2)

A few errors in usage, spelling, or punctuation (3-4)

Distracting errors in usage, spelling, or punctuation

Topic Sentences ______
Supporting Details and Organization ______
Organization/Transitions ______
Style ______
Mechanics ______

Total Points ______ = grade of ______
*Your instructor will average the scores of both paragraphs to generate your final grade for Assignment #1.

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| |   | Your top three intelligences:  | Intelligence  | Score (5.0 is highest)  | Description
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| |  4.43  | Nature: You are sensitive to nature and environment. You probably know the names of rocks, flowers, birds, and trees. You love to be outdoors. Here are some ways to use your nature intelligence in your learning:  Work in the garden.

Read about plants and/or animals.
Study habits of fish or birds.

Read nature magazines.

Go hiking. Take photographs of what you find on your hike. Write a story describing the photographs.
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| |  4  | Musical: You like the rhythm and sound of language. You like poems, songs, and jingles. You enjoy humming or singing along with music. You probably remember things well when they are associated with music or rhythm. Try to incorporate sounds into your lessons, such as using a familiar tune, song, or rap beat to teach spelling rules, or to remember words in a series for a test. Here are some other ways to use your musical intelligence:  Create a poem with an emphasis on certain sounds for pronunciation.

Clap out or walk out the sounds of syllables.

Read together (choral reading) to work on fluency and intonation.

Read a story with great emotion — sad, then happy, then angry. Talk about what changes — is it only tone?

Work with words that sound like what they mean (onomatopoeia). For example: sizzle, cuckoo, smash.

Read lyrics to music.

Use music as background while reviewing and for helping to remember new material.

Use rhymes to remember spelling rules, i.e., "I before E except after C."
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| |  3.71  | Language: You enjoy enjoy saying, hearing, and seeing words. You like telling stories. You are motivated by books, records, dramas, opportunities for writing. Effective techniques of enhancing your learning using your language intelligence include reading aloud, especially plays and poetry. Another idea is to write down reflections on what you've read. You may also enjoy exploring and developing your love of words, i.e., meanings of words, origin of words and idioms, names. Use different kinds of dictionaries. Other ideas:
Keep a journal

Use a tape recorder to tape stories and write them down

Read together, i.e., choral reading

Read a section, then explain what you've read

Read a piece with different emotional tones or viewpoints — one angry, one happy, etc.

Trade tall tales, attend story-telling events and workshops

Research your name The scores for your other five intelligences:  | | | | |
| 3.57  | 3.43  | 3.14  | 2.71  | 2.14Just because these five are not in your top three doesn’t mean you’re not strong in them. If your average score for any intelligence is above three, you’re probably using that intelligence quite often to help you learn. Take a look at the Practice section to see how to engage all your intelligences.     |  |   |