Peer-Edit Rubric for Compare and Contrast Essay



Peer-Edit Rubric for Compare and Contrast Essay

Reviewer: ____________________ Author: ____________________

For each item below, indicate strengths and weaknesses by placing a checkmark in the appropriate box.

THEN, provide written evidence at least once within each shaded category section, for either an area of strength or of weakness. Number the evidence in the essay and write the corresponding number in the box provided.

|Area |Strength |Weakness |Evidence |

|ORGANIZATION & DEVELOPMENT |

|Introduction | | | |

|Engaging title | | | |

|Interest grabber, “grabs” your attention | | | |

|Clear thesis statement, with opinion, general fact, and roadmap for essay | | | |

|Body | | | |

|Fluid paragraphs | | | |

|Evidence or details support main idea | | | |

|Sentences flow logically one to another (transitions are used) | | | |

|Ideas or evidence presented logically | | | |

|Overall essay, supports thesis statement | | | |

|Conclusion | | | |

|Conclusion is present | | | |

| | | | |

|Restatement of thesis is present | | | |

| | | | |

|FOCUS, CONTENT, & VOICE |

|Paper addresses assignment | | | |

|Examples are detailed and concise, not generalizations | | | |

|Persuasive: essay points and details are believable. | | | |

|Tone is professional, informative, & engaging | | | |

|Writing is appropriate for intended audience (the teacher) | | | |

|CLARITY IN VOCABULARY, WORD CHOICE, & USAGE |

|Written in standard English (NO SLANG) | | | |

|Few if any clichés (phrases we hear over and over and over and over) | | | |

|Correct verb tense (PRESENT) | | | |

|Word choice is clear and precise | | | |

|(see words to avoid list) | | | |

|Little if any redundancy/ repetition | | | |

|No First person, except in conclusion | | | |

|SENTENCE STRUCTURE |

|No run-ons (two sentences joined together by a comma, not a period) | | | |

|No fragments (a “sentence” that is either missing a subject or a verb) | | | |

|Sentence variety present (does not sound choppy if read in a whisper, or | | | |

|sentences begin with a variety of words, not the same words over and | | | |

|over). | | | |

|MECHANICS |

|Correct spelling and capitalization | | | |

|Correct use of punctuation | | | |

|MLA Format |

|Header and page number listings are correct (see MLA guidelines listed | | | |

|under Unit Resources of my webpage) | | | |

|Format of paper is correct (double-spaced, Times New Roman, size 12, no | | | |

|extra spaces, 1” margins) | | | |

Additional comments (something the author does well or suggestions for additions to strengthen paper): Please add three sentences—including at least one positive comment.

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