ENGL227---essay 1----Write a 2-3 page essay.

POINTS

COMMENTS

Unity

• Does the paper have a strong thesis sentence?

• Do body paragraphs have strong main ideas – implied or stated?

• Is all material on track in support of thesis/main ideas?

20

Support

• Are the ideas in the paper well supported with plenty of detailed evidence?

• Have you avoided unnecessary summarizing in favor of careful selection of targeted evidence?

• Is all evidence adequately explained and analyzed?

30

Coherence

• Does the paper have logical structure – an intro, body, and conclusion?

• Is info inside paragraphs properly organized (like ideas clustered together, etc)?

• Has the writer successfully transitioned from one idea to the next?

20

Sentence Skills

• Has the writer used good grammar and punctuation?

15

Documentation/Style

• Has the writer made correct use of MLA style?

• Has the writer successfully paraphrased and quoted?

• Has the writer integrated source material smoothly?

15