Grading Form for Essay Two: (Instructor's version)
A Review of Goodall
1. The writer asserts a clear and strong judgment adequately
supported by specific details from the text and from personal
experience, resulting in a well-supported, compelling argument.
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2. The writer applies appropriate standards of evaluation
suitable to the personal experience scholarly genre. 0 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
3. The writer uses enough summary so that readers can
understand the judgment (and not to the extent that it
overshadows the judgment).0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
4. The writer, presenting a reasonable tone, addresses and
refutes the counter-argument, all the while not waffling on the
issue.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
5. The writer has coherently and logically organized his/her
ideas supported by apt reasons and well-chosen examples, 0 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
6. The writer makes a thoughtful and in-depth evaluation. 0 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
7. In-class self-assessment workshop is thoughtfully
completed. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A Review of Kuhn
8. The writer asserts a clear and strong judgment adequately
supported by specific details from the text and from personal
experience, resulting in a well-supported, compelling argument.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
9. The writer applies appropriate standards of evaluation
suitable to the personal experience scholarly genre. 0 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
10. The writer uses enough summary so that readers can
understand the judgment (and not to the extent that it
overshadows the judgment).0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
11. The writer, presenting a reasonable tone, addresses and
refutes the counter-argument, all the while not waffling on the
issue.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
12. The writer has coherently and logically organized his/her
ideas supported by apt reasons and well-chosen examples, 0 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
13. The writer makes a thoughtful and in-depth evaluation. 0 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
14. In-class self-assessment workshop is thoughtfully
completed. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A Review of Asimov
15. The writer asserts a clear and strong judgment adequately
supported by specific details from the text and from personal
experience, resulting in a well-supported, compelling argument.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
16. The writer applies appropriate standards of evaluation
suitable to the personal experience scholarly genre. 0 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
17. The writer uses enough summary so that readers can
understand the judgment (and not to the extent that it
overshadows the judgment).0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
18. The writer, presenting a reasonable tone, addresses and
refutes the counter-argument, all the while not waffling on the
issue.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
19. The writer has coherently and logically organized his/her
ideas supported by apt reasons and well-chosen examples, 0 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
20. The writer makes a thoughtful and in-depth evaluation. 0 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
21. In-class self-assessment workshop is thoughtfully
completed. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Comparing Goodall to Kuhn or Asimov
22. Utilizing comparison
writing techniques, the writer shows how Goodall's pattern is similar
to that of Kuhn's or Asimov's?0
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Adding to Kuhn's or Asimov's Ideas
23. Through an in-depth analysis of the three
articles, the writers writes about what might be added to Kuhn's or
Asimov's descriptions so that Goodall's kind of science will be
more readily accepted. 0
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Length, Document Design, and Stages of Writing Assignment
24. Essay meets the 7-10 page length requirement. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
25. Direct quotes, summaries, and paraphrases from the
reading are smoothly integrated into the essay (Hacker
334-340). 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
26. Enclosed within a manila folder, essay includes middle
draft peer review and has been critically read by at
least two readers. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 17 18 19 20
27. By linking ideas clearly, by repeating key words, by
using parallel structures, by maintaining consistency, or by
providing transitions, paragraphs are coherently written
(Hacker 31-35). 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
28. Essay is generally free from errors in mechanics,
usage, and sentence structure. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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