1010 Writing Assignment

Evaluation Criteria for Problematizing a Significant Event

(Submit this form, workshop draft, and final draft in folder. Indicate name and section number on folder.)
Name of writer:
Indicate here any questions you have for your reviewer. Would you like the reviewer to look for any particular issue or
problem?

Name of reviewer:
Carefully read the paper. Comment on the paper as needed in addition to filling out this evaluation form. Give this evaluation
form back to the writer and discuss your feedback with him or her.
Exceeds
Criteria
Circle elements that need work

Meets
Criteria

At
Times
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Seldom
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Title and Introduction

Is the title informative and interesting? Does the paper provide need context
to introduce the event or problem? Does the event/problem engage the
reader?
Problematizing
Does the paper illustrate various interpretations of the event? Does the paper
show that perceptions vary and that issues are complex? Does the paper show
a genuine problem with no easy right answers?
Diction
Does the paper show rather than tell? Does the paper employ specific detail,
imagery, active verbs, and dialogue?
Style and Mechanics
Does the paper employ Standard Academic English (SAE), including grammar
and punctuation? Are sentences and paragraphs well constructed and clear?
Is diction (word choice) appropriate and thoughtful? Is the paper well
organized?
Summary

Workshop
Was the writer present at the writing workshop with a typed draft and did he or she participate in reviewing other papers? (10
pts)

1010 Writing Assignment

Evaluation Criteria for Summary/Strong Response
(Submit this form, workshop draft, and final draft in folder at beginning of class. Indicate name and section number on folder.)
Name of writer:
Indicate here any questions you have for your reviewer. Would you like the reviewer to look for any particular issue or
problem?

Name of reviewer:
Carefully read the paper. Comment on the paper as needed in addition to filling out this evaluation form. Give this evaluation
form back to the writer and discuss your feedback with him or her.
Exceeds
Criteria
Circle elements that need work

Meets
Criteria

At
Times
Meets
Criteria

Seldom
Meets
Criteria

Title
Is the title informative and interesting?
Summary
Does the paper represent the original article accurately and fairly? Is the
summary direct and concise? Does the summary remain objective and
neutral?
Does the paper use the writers own words to express the original authors
ideas? Does the paper distinguish the writers ideas from the original authors
ideas by using attributive tags?
Strong Response
Do the opening sentences provide needed contextual information and then
express the overall thesis?
Does the paper analyze the articles audience, purpose, genre, style? Does the
paper analyze the articles logos, ethos, and pathos? Its rhetorical
effectiveness and persuasiveness?
MLA Style and Format
Does the paper follow MLA format? Does the paper cite and document with
parenthetical references and a Works Cited page in MLA style?
Style and Mechanics
Does the paper employ Standard Academic English (SAE), including grammar
and punctuation? Are sentences and paragraphs well constructed and clear?
Is diction (word choice) appropriate and thoughtful? Is the paper well
organized?
Summary

Workshop
Was the writer present at the writing workshop with a typed draft and did he or she participate in reviewing other papers? (10
pts)

1010 Writing Assignment

Evaluation Criteria for Annotated Bibliography/Proposal
(Submit this form, workshop draft, and final draft in folder at beginning of class. Indicate name and section number on folder.)
Name of writer:
Indicate here any questions you have for your reviewer. Would you like the reviewer to look for any particular issue or
problem?

Name of reviewer:
Carefully read the paper. Comment on the paper as needed in addition to filling out this evaluation form. Give this evaluation
form back to the writer and discuss your feedback with him or her.
Exceeds
Criteria
Circle elements that need work

Meets
Criteria

At
Times
Meets
Criteria

Seldom
Meets
Criteria

Critical Preface
Does the preface show the research problem to be significant, provocative,
and researchable? Does the preface overview the kinds of items in the
bibliography?
MLA Style & Citations
Does the paper use MLA style format and page numbers? Are all citations in
perfect MLA documentation style? Are any quotations properly attributed
with parenthetical references?
Summaries
Does the paper summarize the assigned number of scholarly sources in an
accurate and fair manner? Are summaries direct and concise? Do summaries
remain objective and neutral?
Evaluations
Does the paper analyze sources in terms of genre, audience, purpose, and
rhetorical effectiveness?
Style and Mechanics
Does the paper employ Standard Academic English (SAE), including grammar
and punctuation? Are sentences and paragraphs well constructed and clear?
Is diction (word choice) appropriate and thoughtful? Is the paper well
organized?
Style and Mechanics
Does the paper employ Standard Academic English (SAE), including grammar
and punctuation? Are sentences and paragraphs well constructed and clear?
Is diction (word choice) appropriate and thoughtful? Is the paper well
organized?
Summary

Workshop
Was the writer present at the writing workshop with a typed draft and did he or she participate in reviewing other papers? (10
pts)

1010 Writing Assignment

Evaluation Criteria for Exploratory Research Paper
(Submit this form, workshop draft, and final draft in folder at beginning of class. Indicate name and section number on folder.)
Name of writer:
Indicate here any questions you have for your reviewer. Would you like the reviewer to look for any particular issue or
problem?

Name of reviewer:
Carefully read the paper. Comment on the paper as needed in addition to filling out this evaluation form. Give this evaluation
form back to the writer and discuss your feedback with him or her.
Exceeds
Criteria
Circle elements that need work

Title and Introduction

Is the paper introduced by an informative and interesting title? Does the
introduction show that the research problem is interesting, significant, and
problematic? Does the paper demonstrate at the end of the introduction that
the purpose is to explore a question rather than argue a thesis?
Organization
Is the paper organized chronologically to show the development of the writers
thinking?
Sources
Does the paper include the required number of academic sources that
demonstrate range and variety and allow genuine exploration of the problem?
Does the paper summarize the argument of each new research source in a
neutral, fair, and complete manner?
Critical Analysis
Does the paper respond to each source, showing evidence of critical thinking
and questioning?
Development of Ideas and Conclusion
Does development of ideas seem adequate and satisfying? Does a conclusion
tie the paper together and reinforce the main ideas?
Format
Does the paper follow MLA format? Are all quotations properly cited? Is the
Works Cited page formatted correctly?
Style and Mechanics
Does the paper employ Standard Academic English (SAE), including grammar
and punctuation? Are sentences and paragraphs well constructed and clear?
Is diction (word choice) appropriate and thoughtful? Is the paper well
organized?
Summary

Workshop
Was the writer present at the writing workshop with a typed draft and did he
or she participate in reviewing other papers? (10 pts)

Meets
Criteria

At
Times
Meets
Criteria

Seldom
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