ENG100.docx Last revised: 18 September 2018 MODEL FOR EVALUATION OF STUDENT WRITING UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY ABOVE AVERAGE EXCELLENT A. CONTENT: Thesis is lacking or Thesis is apparent but Thesis is explicit, Thesis is explicit and Includes thesis incorrect, and not general or appropriate, and well significant, assertive, statement and both supported with commonplace. supported. Content is objectively worded, quantity and quality appropriate detail. Support may be both adequate and and supported with of supporting details Writing is thin, sketchy or appropriate, providing substantial and including occasionally examples and relevant information. generalizations with irrelevant. illustrations to support The essay includes a few or no concrete Generalizations are all generalizations. wealth of relevant examples or supported with details, examples, or illustrations. examples, but content imagery. may be thin. B. ORGANIZATION: The plan and purpose The plan of The plan of It is planned logically Includes paragraph of the are not development is development is clear and progresses in development and apparent. It is not apparent but not and consistently clearly ordered and arrangement of body developed or is consistently followed. The writing necessary steps, and paragraphs, as well as developed with some followed. The writing is concise and clear, developed with coherence irrelevancy or lacks clarity or is with a minimum of originality and (introduction, body, redundancy. repetitious. The repetition. Paragraphs attention to proportion conclusion) Paragraphs are paragraphs are are generally and emphasis. incoherent or generally effective, and Paragraphs are
ENG100.docx Last revised: 18 September 2018 MODEL FOR EVALUATION OF STUDENT WRITING UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY ABOVE AVERAGE EXCELLENT A. CONTENT: Includes thesis statement and both quantity and quality of supporting details Thesis is lacking or incorrect, and not supported with appropriate detail. Writing is thin, including generalizations with few or no concrete examples or illustrations. Thesis is apparent but general or commonplace. Support may be sketchy or occasionally irrelevant. Generalizations are supported with examples, but content may be thin. Thesis is explicit, appropriate, and well supported. Content is both adequate and appropriate, providing examples and illustrations to support all generalizations. Thesis is explicit and significant, assertive, objectively worded, and supported with substantial and relevant information. The essay includes a wealth of relevant details, examples, or imagery. B. ORGANIZATION: Includes paragraph development and arrangement of body paragraphs, as well as coherence (introduction, body, conclusion) The plan and purpose of the are not apparent. It is not developed or is developed with some irrelevancy or redundancy. Paragraphs are incoherent or The plan of development is apparent but not consistently followed. The writing lacks clarity or is repetitious. The paragraphs are generally effective, The plan of development is clear and consistently followed. The writing is concise and clear, with a minimum of repetition. Paragraphs are generally and It is planned logically and progresses in clearly ordered and necessary steps, and developed with originality and attention to proportion and emphasis. Paragraphs are
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