Activity 6.5 Rubric

Grade	Content	Grammar, Mechanics, and Punctuation
Excellent	I. All three parts are present: saving philosophy, spending philosophy, and quotations with explanations. II. Your spending and saving mission statements have the following qualities: a. It elicits an emotional, motivated response from you. (How is money important to your life?) b. It is easily understood and can be acted upon everyday. (How do you plan to make your missions an everyday fact of your life?) c. It is a measurable tangible goal. (How will you know you're reaching your goals?) d. It is specific. (For instance, if you discuss necessities, define what are necessities to you.) (Make sure your mission statement have these qualities.) III. When expressing your mission statement, you use economic terminology, such as opportunity cost, values-led decision making, and debt-to-income ratio. 20 points	There are no errors of grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. Statements are well-organized. 10 points
Good	All three parts are present. A good mission statement has the qualities of an excellent one but isn't as specific as it could be. Or, it could be missing one or two of the elements given. 18 points	There are no spelling errors. There may be one or two other errors. Statements are fairly well-organized. 9 points
Acceptable	All three parts are present. An acceptable mission statement isn't as thorough as a good one. Most, but not all, elements are addressed. 16 points	There are no spelling errors. There may be three other errors. Statements are organized; although, perhaps they are not as coherent as they could be. 8 points

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