COMM 317 Lecture 5: 2- Process and Criteria used for Grading Papers-2
14 Dec 2015
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Found at http://www. humanities. ualberta. ca/english/marking. html and modified to fit queen"s arts and science grading scale. Process: invention, exploratory writing, multiple drafts, genuine revision, reflection, challenging. Content: insights, thinking, depth, grasp of concepts, serious grappling with topic. Detail: relevant and persuasive evidence or support, sufficient quotation used appropriately, handling of sources. Organization: focus (thesis), guiding the reader with topic sentences, transitions, and structure suited to content, logical sequence. Language: syntax, wording, voice, diction appropriate to rhetorical situation, concision. Mechanics: spelling (names & key terms), grammar, punctuation, usage, proofreading. Total impression: energy, originality, humor, honesty, reading appeal (note: not a sum of the other scores. ) 90%-100%[a+] outstanding: the piece has distinctive ideas and content organized in a remarkably suitable form, evidence that the writer has probably taken risks. In a sense, an a+ essay sets its own standards, delighting and surprising the reader. Careful attention to language and to details of expression and presentation are apparent throughout.
