Student Initials: __________

 

Title & Intro Paragraph =   +         %

       2        1         0 - title

        2       1         0 - catchy 1st sentence

        3       2         0 - warns of main points

        5       3        1 - clear and complex thesis

 

Body Structure =   +         %

        3       1.5      0 - paragraph topic sentences

 4     3       1.5      0 - conclusion sentences

        3       1.5      0 - one idea per paragraph

        3       1.5      0 - similar ideas in same

        3       1.5      0 - paragraph order logical

        3       1.5      0 - transition words between ¶s

8      6       3.5     1.5 - thesis in whole essay

 

Conclusion Paragraph =   +         %

        3       1.5      0 - summarizes points made

        3       1.5      0 - reminds of, drives home thesis

        3       1.5      0 - “goes beyond” or ends

                                on an interesting note

 

General Argument/Ideas =   +         %

        6        3       0 - essay actually answers Q

9      6        3       0 - covers all relevant issues

14    10      4.5     0 - use of quotes/evidence

9      6        3       0 - ideas are clear

14    10      4.5     0 - ideas are sophisticated

 

Bonuses =   +         %

(+__) varied sentence struct.                                         (+__) poetic wording

(+__) complex vocabulary   (+__) passion

(+__) good use of humor     (+__) good tone

(+__) style voodoo grade      (+__) genius flashes

(+__) appropriate use of graphics/images

(+__) depth of detail

 

My notations key

 

paragraph                        awkward phrasing

 

optional                            wrong word

 

need a smoother               good point                      

transition from

one idea to another           I’m skeptical                  

 

 

TOTAL ESSAY GRADE =

version. 15 – 1/9/2005

Grammar – You get one point per   +         %  250 words, plus some standard number of points based on your year and level in school.

 

Punctuation =   -         %

(-.5  -.5  -1  -1  -1) each missing comma

(-.5  -1  -1) too many commas (x-ed out)

(-.5  -.5  -1 ) apostrophe problems (added or x-ed)

(-.5  -.5) hyphen problems (added or x-ed)

(-1  -1  -2) period, Q mark, exclamation pnt. problm

(-.5  -.5) semi-colon problems (circled)

(-.5  -.5) colon use problems (circled)

(-.5  -1  -1   -2) excess or no capitalization (circled)

 

Basic Grammar/Word Problems =   -         %

(-.5  -1  -1  -1  -1) spelling problems  SP

(-.5  -.5  -1  -1) wrong word for meaning  WW

(-.5  -.5  -1  -1  -2) incomplete sentences  INC

(-.5  -.5  -1  -1  -2) run-on sentences  R-On

(-.5  -1  -1) Very awkward or deformed sntnc. AWK

(-.5  -1) subject-verb agreement problem  SVA

(-.5  -1  -1) slang or swearing (-5)

 

Higher Grammar Concept Probs =   -         %

(-.5  -1  -1) verb tense switch problem  VTS

(-.5  -1) unclear pronouns  UP

(-.5  -.5) poor use of passive voice  PV

(-.5  -.5) repetitive sentence structure

(-.5  -1  -1) poor transition between sentences

(-.5) parallel list problems  PL

 

Format/Style  =   -         %

(-.5  -.5) short quotes not proper form QF

(-.5) long quotes not single-spaced and indented

(-1  -3  -5) failure to cite quotes or specific evidence

(-.5  -1) titles not underlined or quotation marked

(-.5  -1  -1) font, bold, or italic problems

(-2) improper endnotes, footnotes, or parenth. format

(-5) failure to cite quotes or specific evidence

(-1) (-2) (-3) improper indentation or margins

(-5) not written in black

(-5) not double-spaced

(-5) unreadable handwriting

 

Word Mix-ups =   -         %

(-.5  -1)  where/were          (-.5  -1)  your / you’re

(-.5  -1)  than / then             (-.5  -1)   alot / a lot 

(-.5)  their / they’re / there    (-.5  -1)  too / two / to

(-.5  -1  -1)  could of / could have   (-.5  -1)  a/an

(-.5  -1)  know / no + knew/new      (-.5  -1)  its / it’s