EAC150 ESSAY GRADING SHEET

Name:__Shaunak Shah________________________

Overall Grade:____________________

THESIS A/A+ Easily identifiable, plausible, novel, sophisticated, insightful, crystal clear. B/B+ Promising, but may be slightly unclear, or lacking in insight or originality. C/C+ May be unclear (contain many vague terms), appear unoriginal, or offer relatively little that is new; provides little around which to structure the paper. May be a statement of an obvious point. D Difficult to identify, incomplete, or incompetent. Statement may be lengthy, wordy, rambling and long-winded. F Has no identifiable thesis. STRUCTURE A/A+ Evident and understandable. Paragraphs support solid topic sentences. Contains a strong introduction and conclusion. B/B+ Generally clear but occasionally vague, unbalanced or disorganized. Consistent use of topic sentences but may be weak or unclear at times. Introduction and conclusion may bland. C/C+ Generally unclear but contains some clear and compelling points. Sporadic use of topic sentences, which may be weak or unclear. Introduction and conclusion are weak or unoriginal. D Mostly unclear. Meaning is often obscured by grammatical errors. Very few topic sentences. Introduction and conclusion are brief. Conclusion is only a re-iteration of the thesis. F Very difficult to understand. No clear topic sentences. Introduction and conclusion are non-existent. UNITY AND COHERENCE A/A+ Essay is focused and supporting points are appropriate for thesis. Excellent transitions which flow smoothly from point to point. B/B+ Generally focused and appropriate, but may wander occasionally. May have a few unclear transitions. C/C+ Generally unclear, often off-topic, jumps around. Few or weak transitions. D Unclear, often because thesis is weak or non-existent. Transitions are often missing. Connection between points is confusing and unclear. F Very difficult to understand connection between points…