| ESSAY EVALUATION |
|
CONTROLLING IDEA/UNITY/THESIS
|
| Excellent -- 5 points |
Good -- 3 points |
Needs substantial revision -- 1 |
| Clear and focused; supports well-stated thesis |
content too broad; does not indicate direction; leans towards
fact only; unsophisticated-3 point thesis |
unclear; content/thesis conflict; no position |
|
ORGANIZATION
|
| Excellent -- 5 |
Good -- 3 |
Needs substantial revision -- 1 |
| Clear transitions; meaningful ordering of ideas within
paragraphs and within the piece as a whole; introduction and
conclusion frame essay |
interrupted flow of ideas; ineffective introduction and/or
conclusion; rhetorical strategies not consistently used; weak
transitions |
ineffective or unclear ordering; no logical progression of
thought; lack of transitions between ideas. |
|
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT
|
| Excellent -- 5 |
Good -- 3 |
Needs substantial revision -- 1 |
| Sufficient, relevant supporting details; piece teaches the
reader; ample specificity |
support is evident but sparse paragraphs lack adequate
development |
inadequate, irrelevant details. |
|
EXPRESSION
|
| Excellent -- 5 |
Good -- 3 |
Needs substantial revision -- 1 |
| Specific vivid vocabulary; sentence variety; appropriate
diction; language supports purpose |
little sentence variety; minimal mastery of vocabulary use;
inaccurate or little subordination/ coordination usage;
parallelism problems |
cliche´s; diction use. |
|
WRITER ENGAGEMENT
|
| Excellent -- 5 |
Good -- 3 |
Needs substantial revision -- 1 |
| Creative thinking; considers audience response; relies upon
looking at old ideas in a new way |
shows some "voice" some creative ideas |
minimal writer involvement; no "new" ideas |
|
MECHANICS
|
| Excellent -- 5 |
Good -- 3 |
Needs substantial revision -- 1 |
| Demonstrates mastery of conventions |
a variety of errors; spelling, punctuation, run-ons,
capitalization, subject/verb agreement pronoun reference,
fragments, etc. comma splices, |
errors impede understanding |
