English Writing First Assessment (2nd Grade) – Academic Essay



English Writing Assessment – Argumentative Essay

Self-editing Checklist

Student Number: _________________ Name: _______________________________

| |YES |NO |

|GENERAL |

|Does your essay consist of at least four (4) paragraphs? (Introduction, body | | |

|[2 paragraphs], conclusion) | | |

|Have you taken note of the feedback provided on your first draft? | | |

|Have you revised or re-written your essay, or part thereof, where necessary? | | |

|Does your essay present a clear opinion with supporting ideas? | | |

|Is your essay coherent? | | |

|Is there cohesion between the paragraphs and ideas? (i.e. Do the ideas link to one another and is there a logical flow | | |

|between paragraphs?) | | |

|INTRODUCTION |

|Is the introduction formatted correctly? | | |

|Does the introduction have a clear thesis statement? | | |

|Is the thesis statement a question? | | |

|Does the introduction provide an overview of the structure of the essay? | | |

|BODY |

|Does each paragraph have a clear topic sentence? | | |

|Does each topic sentence relate to and support the essay’s thesis statement? | | |

|Do the supporting sentences relate to and elaborate on the topic sentence in each paragraph? | | |

|Do the paragraphs link to one another? (i.e. Are the ideas in each paragraph clearly related to one another?) | | |

|CONCLUSION |

|Is the conclusion formatted correctly? | | |

|Does the conclusion clearly re-state the essay’s thesis statement? | | |

|Does the conclusion summarise the main ideas of the essay? | | |

|Is the conclusion definitive? (i.e. Does it bring the essay to a definite end?) | | |

|Does the conclusion contain any new information not included in the essay? | | |

|LANGUAGE |

|Does each sentence have a subject and a verb? (i.e. Is each sentence a complete sentence?) | | |

|Have you used a variety of sentence types? | | |

|Have you been consistent with your pronoun references? | | |

|Have you been consistent with your use of tense? | | |

|Have you proofread your writing and corrected all spelling mistakes? | | |

|Have you proofread your writing and corrected all punctuation errors? | | |

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