English 10 - Honors
Mr. Sawyer

The second major writing assignment of the first quarter will be to write a personal essay in which you conceptualize the virtue of "honor." Your task is to either define or illustrate the standards that you feel represent your personal sense of honor.

The essay should be in the vicinity of 500 words. Because the essay is relatively short, it would be best to limit the scope of your essay. Rather than coming up with a wide-ranging theory on the subject, a better approach would be to focus on one aspect of “honor.” The best way to define or illustrate is through use of example. Thus, your best bet to accomplishing the purpose of the essay is to use poignant, and detailed, examples to illustrate your point.

The rough draft is due on Friday, November 2nd

The final draft is due on Thursday, November 8th

The following rubric will be used to evaluate the essay:

- Depth of thought will evaluate your ability to show a serious reflection about the concept of honor that goes beyond the everyday level of discourse.
- Specificity of detail will evaluate your ability to use examples that clearly and convincingly illustrate the point you trying to support.
- Organization will evaluate your ability to present your ideas in a logical manner.
- Varied Sentences will evaluate your ability to incorporate the use of the colon and semicolon into your sentence patterns.
- Spelling/Grammar will evaluate your ability to present a final draft free that's mistake-free.
- Vocabulary will evaluate your ability to use three vocabulary words from the first six weeks effectively in your essay.

If you have any questions about the assignment, please see me and I will be more than happy to talk with you about the project. Remember to take pride in your work.