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Chapter 7: Assessing Your Writing

How Is Writing Graded?

A General Assessment Tool

Some teachers who are not writing teachers use a single-page evaluation tool to give their students feedback on their writing. We are including here an evaluation tool that you or your teacher can use for your writing assignments. One way to use this tool is to assign each criterion a value (C = competent, S = satisfactory, and I = needs improvement).

General Assessment of a Writing Assignment
Understanding the Assignment
____	Student demonstrates an understanding of the assignment.
____	Student demonstrates an understanding of the skills and techniques needed to complete the assignment.
____	Student demonstrates an understanding of the reading assignments relevant to this assignment.
Substance
____	Student clearly indicates a knowledge of the subject matter and has made the information accessible to the reader.
____	Student has focused the subject on a single, appropriate thesis.
____	Audience is targeted properly.
____	Purpose of the content is clear.
Organization
____	Student's intentions and methods in developing the content are clear.
____	Controlling idea is sufficiently developed.
____	Organization is logical and follows a clear sequence.
____	Major and minor supports are clearly defined for the reader.
____	Introductions, transitions, and conclusions are clear, logical, and contain relevant information.
Style
____	Diction is appropriate to the audience and its level of technical expertise.
____	Level of details presented is appropriate and consistent.
____	Overall tone is consistent and appropriate to the audience and subject matter.
____	Sentences are structured effectively and correctly.
____	Document design and presentation are appropriate to the audience and subject matter.
Correctness
____	Student has used correct grammar and effective sentence structures.
____	Punctuation is correct.
____	Document fits the expected format, and the appearance is professional
Summary Comments
[It’s important to summarize your overall impression of the paper, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.]

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