Writing Evaluation Sheet

Writing Evaluation Sheet

Name _____________________________ Assignment ____________________________

First Paragraph (introduction and emotion): ________ (10)

_____ Clear topic sentence introducing title of work, author, and emotion(s) only

_____ Specific quote(s) from the text that caused each emotional response

_____ Clear explanation(s) of why each quote caused response(s)

Second Paragraph (summary): ________ (10)

_____ Clear topic sentence introducing what the work is about

_____ Clear inclusion of important details/events in your own words

_____ Keep summary to no more than 20% of size of original text

_____ Order of details in summary is logical

_____ No interpretation of details (interpretations belong in third paragraph)

Third Paragraph (author's point): ________ (10)

_____ Clear topic sentence introducing interpretation of one of the author's points

_____ If story or poem, author's point is general—about life, people, us—not just about the specific characters and events in the story or poem

Fourth Paragraph (personal connection/position): ________ (10)

_____ Clear topic sentence agreeing or disagreeing with the author's point as stated at the beginning of third paragraph

_____ Specific Personal example or logical explanation outside of text supporting

agreement or disagreement (Do not use examples from text.)

Mechanics: ________ (10)

_____ Complete Sentences

· no fragments or run-ons

· end punctuation: period, semi-colons, question marks, and exclamations

_____ Clearly worded sentences

· clear sentence structure (clear syntax—word order)

· appropriate word choices (prepositions, adjectives, plural nouns, spelling

_____ Correct verb forms

· 's' on end of present tense, third person singular verbs

· past, future, perfect forms

· singular verbs for singular subjects and plural verbs for plural subjects

· same tense throughout ¶ (consistent tense)

_____ Correct use of pronouns

· singular pronouns for singular nouns and plural pronouns for plural nouns

_____ Correct use of articles (countable single nouns/plural nouns as a group)

· use "a" (or "an" before vowel sound) if referring to one thing in general

· use "the" only if the reader knows specifically which one you mean

_____ Correct use of capitals

· at beginning of sentences and for all proper names, brand names, and titles

_____ Correct use of quotation marks

· around actual words someone speaks or writes

· around titles of smaller works (articles, essays, songs, chapters)

_____ Correct use of commas

· before conjunctions between two complete sentences

· after introductory (DIP) phrases

· between all items in a list of three or more

· around non-essential (non-restrictive) info

· before quotations

Grading: 90-100 = A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C 60-69 = D 0-59 = F

Note: If each section has at least a 70, average the sections to calculate grade. If any section has less than a 70, that score will become the score for the entire paper until that section is rewritten to a 70.