Thursday, December 17, 2009

My Critique

This post affords an objective evaluation of an essay. 

Description 

At the end of the semester, you will submit to me this critique and draft along with your final draft of this essay.  If you do not do such, you will receive an F for the incomplete assignment (refer to "Overview of Course"). 

I edited your essay in accordance with "Criteria for Evaluating Essays," using proofreader's marks (refer to "Proofreader's Marks").  As you revise this essay, do not correct only your punctuative, grammatical and mechanical mistakes.  Remember, revision is a process.  You will need to consider your peer's and my comments.  Then, revise your essay according to its purpose, structure and content--checking for unity, checking for coherence, checking for development, creating a thesis.  Next, edit each sentence, and title your essay. 

Because this is a preliminary draft, I did not calculate a grade.  If you want to do such, add the values of the applicable components (1-11, for example) and divide the sum by the amount of components (11, for example). 

Evaluation 

Name of writer:__________________________________________

Title of work:____________________________________________

I rated the following on a scale of 0 (poor) to 5 (excellent).
  1. Quality and clarity of working thesis _____
  2. Persuasiveness of argument _____
  3. Organization of essay _____
  4. Style of paragraphs _____
  5. Style of sentences _____
  6. Amount of punctuative mistakes (none is excellent) _____
  7. Amount of grammatical mistakes (none is excellent) _____
  8. Amount of mechanical mistakes (none is excellent) _____
  9. Quality of diction _____
  10. Tone of paper _____
  11. Format of essay _____
  12. Integration of quotations (if applicable) _____
  13. Style of documentation (if applicable) _____
  14. Amount of sources (if applicable) _____
A summary of your essay follows.


I compared the essay (or sections of it) to the following.
  1. A color:_____________________________________________
  2. A flavor:____________________________________________
  3. A sound:____________________________________________
  4. A motion:___________________________________________
  5. An odor:____________________________________________
  6. An emotion:_________________________________________
Additional comments: