WRITING OUTLINE AND ESSAY GRADING CRITERIA

COMPONENTSExcellent ( 25 ) Good ( 20 ) Average ( 15 ) Weak ( 10 ) Poor ( 5 ) Not Present ( 0 ) Thesis Statement (25 pts) Excellent ( 10 ) Good ( 8 ) Average ( 6 ) Weak ( 4 ) Poor ( 2 ) Not Present ( 0 ) Topic Sentence 1 (10pts) Topic Sentence 2 (10pts) Topic Sentence 3 (10pts) Excellent ( 5 ) Good ( 4 ) Average ( 3 ) Weak ( 2 ) Poor ( 1 ) Not Present ( 0 ) Supporting Detail 1-1 (5pts) Supporting Detail 1-2 (5pts) Supporting Detail 2-1 (5pts) Supporting Detail 2-2 (5pts) Supporting Detail 3-1 (5pts) Supporting Detail 3-2 (5pts) Excellent ( 15 ) Good ( 12 ) Average ( 9 ) Weak ( 6 ) Poor ( 3 ) Not Present ( 0 ) Concluding Sentence (15pts) TOTAL GRADING CRITERIA FOR THE ESSAY OUTLINE

Language Use (14 pts)Points Highly efficient/minimal errors.14 Efficient/minor errors. Meaning clear.11 Adequate/some errors. Meaning seldom obscured.8 Major problems. Meaning frequently obscured.5 Dominated by errors. Does not communicate.2 No answer0 Lexical Resource (20pts) A wide range of vocabulary/phrases.20 An adequate range of vocabulary/phrases.15 A limited range of the vocabulary/phrases.10 Vocabulary use is dominated by errors.5 No answer0 Coherence (14pts) Follows a logical pattern, the flow of ideas staying constantly on topic with effective use of transitions14 Slight deviations/irrelevancies/the flow of ideas is not affected with adequate use of transitions11 Slight deviations/irrelevancies/the flow of ideas sometimes affected with some mistakes in the use of transitions 8 Major deviations/irrelevancies/the flow of ideas frequently obscured with minor/wrong use of transitions 5 Lacks a logical pattern/obvious problems in the transition of ideas/or major deviations from topic/lacks transitions 2 No answer0 YES (4 pts) PARTLY (2 pts) NO (0) Task Achievement ( 52 pts) Introduction starts with an efficient hook Topic narrowed efficiently from general to more specific Thesis Statement includes the topic and the idea of the author There are three body paragraphs Each body includes an effective topic sentence Information in each body relates to the essay type First body provides enough supporting details and facts Second body provides enough supporting details and facts Third body provides enough supporting details and facts All body paragraphs relate to the topic Body paragraphs and conclusion start with transition signals Conclusion starts with a restatement of the thesis Final comments are included in the conclusion TOTAL/100 ESSAY WRITING ASSIGNMENT GRADING CRITERIA