Essay Evaluation Element Competent Developing Beginning Effective and Sufficient examples, Not enough sufficient quotes but unsupported or examples or Concrete Detail integrated with ineffective. irrelevant TLQC examples. Analysis is Commentary needs Commentary is thorough and more development. simple, sparse, Commentary insightful, clearly Too much summary inaccurate, connected to and not enough obvious, Esperanza’s life and analysis. repetitious, or all home. summarization. It is less than three paragraphs There is a clear Some words are Uses 1st or 2nd metaphor or specific and person. Repetition Word Choice analogy or descriptive; some is a problem. appropriate repetition. Words are vague, examples of boring or simple. assonance or consonance. Very few, if any Some errors in: Too many errors errors in: spelling, spelling, grammar, in: spelling, Conventions grammar, punctuation, grammar, punctuation, punctuation, sentences, sentences, capitalization. sentences, capitalization. capitalization. Format is perfect. Format has No citation or inconsistencies. citation is MLA Citation Format (90). used. Clear evidence of Some revision, but No revision in final effective, successful needs more. draft. Revision revision in final draft.
Essay Evaluation Element Competent Developing Beginning Concrete Detail Effective and sufficient quotes integrated with TLQC Sufficient examples, but unsupported or ineffective. Not enough examples or irrelevant examples. Commentary Analysis is thorough and insightful, clearly connected to Esperanza’s life and home. Commentary needs more development. Too much summary and not enough analysis. Commentary is simple, sparse, inaccurate, obvious, repetitious, or all summarization. It is less than three paragraphs Word Choice There is a clear metaphor or analogy or appropriate examples of assonance or consonance. Some words are specific and descriptive; some repetition. Uses 1st or 2nd person. Repetition is a problem. Words are vague, boring or simple. Conventions Very few, if any errors in: spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentences, capitalization. Some errors in: spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentences, capitalization. Too many errors in: spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentences, capitalization. MLA Citation Format Format is perfect. (90). Format has inconsistencies. No citation or citation is used. Revision Clear evidence of effective, successful revision in final draft. Some revision, but needs more. No revision in final draft.