Name:________________________

Four Annotated Article Essay Grading Sheet—Five Paragraph Essay

 

 

Essay Fulfills All Assignment Requirements   ___________

 

·       Font, spacing, etc.

·       Link to the Assignment

 

Attention to Organization (Unity and Coherence) ___________

 

  • A clear, easily located thesis.
  • Body paragraphs follow the “map” of the thesis.
  • Clear, easily located topic sentences in the body paragraphs.
  • Overall unity and coherence of the paper.

 

Attention to Development (Completeness) ____________

 

  • A comfortable, engaging introduction
  • Paragraph Integrity  (unity, coherence, completeness)

o   Sufficient quantity and quality of overall support.

o   Sufficient quantity and quality of details in body paragraphs.

  • A comfortable and appropriate conclusion.

 

Attention to Mechanics _______________

 

  • Absence of major errors such as sentence fragments, comma splices, run-ons, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun agreement.
  • Absence of punctuation, spelling, and diction errors.
  • Absence of commonly confused words errors.
  • Absence of other errors such as shifts, awkward structures, modifiers, etc.

 

Attention to Revision and Format (APA or MLA) _______________

 

  • Paper conforms exactly to general MLA guidelines—margins, line spacing, citations
  • In-text citations present and handled properly
  • Sources page presented according to required format (if requested)