Essay Evaluations

All written assignments will receive a grade and an evaluation.  Semester and year-end grade reports for all students are also available upon written request.  Shorter written assignments will sometimes receive a shorter evaluation.  Here is a listing of criteria and the format for a typical grading form used by Dr. Lund to evaluate most essays in the Literature classes and in Rhetoric:

OXFORD ESSAY & COMPOSITION GRADING FORM
  (5- Superior; 4- Above Average; 3- Average; 2- Below Average; 1- Deficient)

ASSIGNMENT: 
DATE: 
GRADE:

20 Criteria (worth 5 points each)

CONTENT (40 points)
  Fulfills purpose of assignment
  Keeps to the topic
  Expresses originality
  Demonstrates clear ideas
  Uses specific details/examples
  Employs effective language
  Varies sentence patterns
  Interprets subject accurately
 
ORGANIZATION (25 points)
  States main idea clearly
  Evokes interest in opening
  Presents logical argument
  Uses effective transitions
  Provides effective conclusion
 
USAGE & MECHANICS (35 points)
  Uses complete sentences
  Follows rules of grammar
  Punctuates correctly
  Capitalizes correctly
  Uses standard formatting
  Spells/Types accurately
  Maintains formal style/tone

TOTAL POINTS
  (100 Maximum)    
 
TUTOR’S COMMENTS: