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Analytical Scoring Heuristic
Essay Evaluation
CONTROLLING IDEA/UNITY/THESIS
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Clear and focused; content too broad; does
not indicate unclear; content/
supports well-stated thesis direction; leans
towards fact only; thesis conflict;
unsophisticated—3
point thesis no position
ORGANIZATION
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Clear transitions;
interrupted flow of ideas;
ineffective
meaningful ordering of
ineffective introduction and/or unclear
ideas within paragraphs
conclusion; rhetorical strategies ordering
and within the piece as a whole; not consistently used; weak
introduction and conclusion
transitions
frame essay
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT
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Sufficient, relevant
support is evident but sparse inadequate,
supporting details; piece
paragraphs lack adequate irrelevant
teaches the reader;
development
details
ample specificity
EXPRESSION
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Specific vivid vocabulary;
little sentence
variety; minimal clichés; diction
sentence variety; appropriate mastery of
vocabulary use;
problems
diction; language supports
inaccurate or little subordination/
purpose
coordination usage; parallelism problems
WRITER ENGAGEMENT
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Creative thinking;
shows some "voice";
minimal writer
considers audience
some creative ideas
involvement
response; relies upon
no "new" ideas
looking at old ideas
in a new way
MECHANICS -- Form
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Demonstrates mastery
a
variety of errors; comma splices, errors impede
of conventions
spelling,
punctuation, run-ons,
understanding
Follow procedures.
capitalization, subject/verb agreement
pronoun reference, fragments, etc.
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