Essay Assessment
A (4.0) -- Essays that receive an A
grade have the following qualities:
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| Titles allude to the slant of the essay; |
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| Essays, excluding the non-revised in-class essay, show substantial revision; revisions
show that the author has considered audience, purpose and style, so it teaches the
reader. |
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| Formatting is consistent throughout, with the writer's name, dates and
other pertinent data. |
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| Essays
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| have a controlling thesis, |
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| show an understanding of paragraph unity, |
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| include transitions between and within paragraphs, |
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| use level one abstractions, |
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| depict a mastery of vocabulary in diction and style, |
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| portray audience awareness, |
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| contain minimal surface errors, |
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| are free from any major grammatical error, |
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| capture the reader through writer's involvement. |
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These essays show the care and concern writers have taken to prepare and showcase their
best work.
B (3.0)
--Essays that receive a B grade have the following qualities:
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| Title gives indication of slant of essay. |
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| Essay, excluding the non-revised in-class essay, shows revision;
revisions attempt to show that the author has considered audience, purpose and style, so
it teaches the reader. |
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| Formatting is consistent throughout, with the writer's name, dates and
other pertinent data. |
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| Essays attempt to |
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| have a controlling thesis, |
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| show an understanding of paragraph unity, |
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| include transitions between and within paragraphs, |
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| use level one abstractions, |
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| depict a mastery of vocabulary in diction and style, |
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| portray audience awareness, |
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| contain minimal surface errors, |
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| are free from any major grammatical error, |
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| capture the reader through writer's involvement. |
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These essays show some concern that writers have taken to prepare and showcase their
work.
C (2.0)--Essays that receive a C grade have the following qualities:
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| Titles are general without slant. |
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| Some revision has been done; yet the writer does not show an
understanding of the revision process, so surface error correction and minor details have
been added, rather than a reworking of the essay. |
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| Formatting is not consistent throughout, with the writer's name, dates
and other pertinent data. |
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| Essays attempt to |
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| have a controlling thesis, but unclear unity throughout |
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| show an understanding of paragraph unity, |
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| include transitions between and within paragraphs, |
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| use level one abstractions in at least one or two body paragraphs, |
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| depict a minimal mastery of vocabulary in diction and style, |
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| portray novice audience awareness, |
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| contain some careless surface errors, |
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| contain a major grammatical error, |
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| capture the reader through writer's involvement. |
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These essays do not usually showcase a writer's care and concern, rather they portray
an array of skills of a novice writer.
D(1.0)-- Essays that receive a D
grade have the following qualities:
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| Titles are missing. |
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| Little or no revision has occurred. |
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| Formatting is haphazard throughout, with no care about location of the
writer's name, dates and other pertinent data.
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| Essays may lack
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| a controlling thesis, |
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| an understanding of paragraph unity, |
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| transitions between and within paragraphs, |
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| level one abstractions, |
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| a mastery of vocabulary in diction and style, |
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| audience awareness, |
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| control and mastery of sentence structure. |
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These essays lack the care and concern a writer should have taken to prepare and
showcase their work.
F(0)-- Essays that receive a F grade may have
the same attributes of a D essay as well as
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| failure to follows procedure, |
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| revision of an in-class writing, |
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| plagiarized work or a general lack of care and concern. |
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| lack of proofreading, and a plethora of mechanical and/or grammatical errors. |
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Go to Evaluation for elaboration about point system. |