Monday, October 31, 2011

Grading Grid Midterm

Thesis Statement: midterm essay contains 2-3 sentence thesis statement; key words from thesis statement are defined in introduction (20%)
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Evidence and Texts: essay utilizes evidence from main course texts; keywords from each text appear and are defined; key examples from each text appear within basic context; student adeptly uses technique of summary (40%)
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Structure: topic sentences refer to the thesis statement; paragraphs are unified and coherent; essay contains conclusion; main texts are introduced at the beginning (20%)
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Critical Thinking: essay connects key ideas from one text to another; essay develops original key words wherever possible, and defines them; essay employs critical thinking strategies (20%)
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