Friday, October 25, 2013

Second posting for Friday, October 25th, 2013--2:45 pm

Greetings,
below you will find a copy of the evaluation checklist I will be utilizing when I read and score your out of class essay #2. You may find it helpful to refer to as you complete the final editing and proofreading of your essay.



NAME_______________________________________________________ENG 1A, section____

Evaluation of Out of Class Essay # 2—THE RESEARCH PAPER

How to Read this Evaluation: This evaluation is divided into two sections: Content and Organization and MLA Documentation. The overall strengths of the essay are noted first. Problem/errors in each of the two categories will be checked if applicable. Please note that all items checked will be marked directly ON your essay at least once. However, ALL errors are not marked. If you choose to revise, you will need to take this into consideration.
Strengths Found in this Essay:





Content and Organization—worth 100 points--_______(points earned)
Problems that Impact Readability:

_____sentence structure (comma splices; run on sentences; fragments; punctuation errors; tense shifts; misspelling; issues with capitalization)

_____wordiness

_____repetitiveness

_____lack of sentence variety and length

_____flat, uninteresting vocabulary

_____lack of sufficient development

_____weak or non-existent transitions between paragraphs

_____uses “you” and “your”

_____too many main ideas in one paragraph

_____thesis statement is not underlined

_____thesis statement is not an assertion and is not debatable or opinionated

_____unacceptable errors found (number found:_________) THESE WILL BE CIRCLED.

_____other issues:



MLA Research Documentation—worth 100 points--_______( points earned)

_____notecards out of order                           _____incorrect set-up of essay

_____bibliography cards out of order           _____missing a title or title not in
                                                                                                MLA format
_____problems on Works Cited page                        __________lack of academic sources

_____problems with in-text citations

_____too many direct quotations—not enough paraphrasing

_____missing page numbers or pages numbered incorrectly

_____other issues:




Total Score Earned:____________(200 points possible)

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