4= Advanced 3= Proficient 1=Below Basic Topic TS gives a broad TS starts the TS is there. It is TS is missing view of the topic. paragraph. It has vaguely connected Sentence(blue) It relates directly some connection to the thesis (if to the THESIS (if to the thesis (if applicable) and applicable) and applicable) and doesn’t give the ______ sets up the sets up the paragraph much of commentary commentary a start or a place to elegantly nicely. go. Concrete CD brings solid CD brings evidence CD is not evidence CD is missing or evidence to the to the paragraph and does nothing not a CD. Details (red) paragraph (form but it only loosely to support the TS. #1 ____ the literature) and supports the TS. supports the TS #2 ____ excellently. Transitions The transition The transition The transition The transition words used at the words used at the words used at the words are missing. #1 ____ beginning of the beginning of the beginning of the #2 ____ CD and CS help the CD and CS are CD and CS are reader to make adequate but don’t misleading and #3 ____ connections. add understanding. confuse the reader. CoMmentary CM explains and CM explains the CM really CM does not exist clarifies the connection of the help connect the or is not a CM. connection of the CD to the TS but CD to the TS and is #1 ____ CD to the TS with lacks the stiff or flat in its #2 ____ sophistication and sophistication and wording. flow. is not as easy to #3 ____ read. #4 ____ Concluding CS makes the final CS makes the final CS attempts to pull CS is missing. point of the point of the the paragraph Sentence(blue) paragraph by paragraph but the together but is stiff drawing on the scope of its or flat. It does larger world and information is not nothing to connect ________ pointing to the as universal. It the ideas to the broader ideas of doesn’t really bring larger world. the the entire paragraph/essay. paragraph together. Editor’s Comments:
4= Advanced 3= Proficient 1=Below Basic Topic Sentence(blue) ______ TS gives a broad view of the topic. It relates directly to the THESIS (if applicable) and sets up the commentary elegantly TS starts the paragraph. It has some connection to the thesis (if applicable) and sets up the commentary nicely. TS is there. It is vaguely connected to the thesis (if applicable) and doesn’t give the paragraph much of a start or a place to go. TS is missing Concrete Details (red) #1 ____ #2 ____ CD brings solid evidence to the paragraph (form the literature) and supports the TS excellently. CD brings evidence to the paragraph but it only loosely supports the TS. CD is not evidence and does nothing to support the TS. CD is missing or not a CD. Transitions #1 ____ #2 ____ #3 ____ The transition words used at the beginning of the CD and CS help the reader to make connections. The transition words used at the beginning of the CD and CS are adequate but don’t add understanding. The transition words used at the beginning of the CD and CS are misleading and confuse the reader. The transition words are missing. CoMmentary #1 ____ #2 ____ #3 ____ #4 ____ CM explains and clarifies the connection of the CD to the TS with sophistication and flow. CM explains the connection of the CD to the TS but lacks the sophistication and is not as easy to read. CM really help connect the CD to the TS and is stiff or flat in its wording. CM does not exist or is not a CM. Concluding Sentence(blue) ________ CS makes the final point of the paragraph by drawing on the larger world and pointing to the broader ideas of the paragraph/essay. CS makes the final point of the paragraph but the scope of its information is not as universal. It doesn’t really bring the entire paragraph together. CS attempts to pull the paragraph together but is stiff or flat. It does nothing to connect the ideas to the larger world. CS is missing. Editor’s Comments:
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