Sample Grading Sheets
Notice that I have assigned Owen a grade in each of the five required categories. Owen received fours in Content and Support, which means that he did a pretty good job of developing and supporting a set of interesting ideas. However, what held the paper back is its organization, as I've noted in my comment. So even though the paper was successful in important ways, it does not demonstrate full proficiency and hence I don't assign it a passing grade. Actually, this is a pretty good grade for the first paper in this course. Once Owen learns how to apply the ideas we've discussed in class concerning paragraphing and coherence, he'll be "out of the box" and on his way to submitting a proficient essay.
Name: Owen Wilson
Essay: Multiple Draft Essay #1
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Comments: You’ve got a lot of good material here, but your presentation is very disconnected
and incoherent. You need to work on introducing new ideas and insights to your reader.
Usually, you bring on new material without explaining your reasons or preparing your reader.
Remember the elephant paragraph? You need to work out your paragraphs to the same degree
that your group worked out the organization of that text.
Colin has not only written a passing paper; he earned a fine grade of B+. Since all of his marks are "out of the box," I added up all of his points and converted it into a letter grade.
Name: Colin Firth
Essay: Multiple Draft Essay #3
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Grade: 25/30 B+
Congratulations. This is very good work. I am really impressed with the changes you made after your last conference. Your thesis is clear and makes a sophisticated argument. Moreover, you do a good job of backing up your critique of Kilbourne’s methodology. I do think you need to clarify your examples of how Kilbourne fails to defend her assumptions in her analysis of the liquor add. I’d also like to see you give a more concrete example of her “condescending tone” and how that undercuts the persuasiveness of her argument. Nor do your grammar and mechanics don’t get in the way here. You do make a few a comma errors. Look over what I’ve marked and let me know if you don’t understand your mistakes.
Cate's grid evaluates an "in-class" or "impromptu" essay. This means that the essay was written during class on a previously unannounced topic. Notice that Cate received a high mark in content; however, she did not make it "out of the box" on grammar and mechanics. My comments below the grid explain why. Note that you must pass one impromptu essay to pass this class. However, doing so requires you to develop your skill to edit and revise your work under pressure.
Essay: Impromptu Essay
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Comments: Your paper starts off with a good introduction and thesis. I like the way you narrowed your focus to concentrate on Dickens's reason's for characterizing Olive as a pure and angelic child. Your organization is a little mechanical and your examples undeveloped, but I gather enough information to be persuaded by your thesis. Unfortunately, you are undone by a couple of major grammatical errors. On page three, you have a sentence fragment. On page five, your second to last paragraph contains a comma splice. Try to leave yourself a little more time to proof read your work. Try not to be too discouraged. This effort is much better than your last and I am sure that you possess the ability to write an acceptable essay under pressure.