Grading Grid Final Research Essay

ENG 101 Assignment One

Evaluate the essays in your peer review groups by responding thoughtfully to each of the following criteria. Focus on the criteria you feel students should most address in their drafts.  

Responses must be specific in order to count. 

Attach written suggestions from your peers to your final drafts for full peer review credit.

1. Thesis: Contains a central assertion that places a central idea at the forefront of the essay that can tie together the ideas of black power, civil rights, and violence/non-violence (20%)

2. Structure: Essay organized around topic sentences; each paragraph provides 'they say' context; essay explains direct quotations (20%)

3. Evidence: Essay successfully places direct quotes into each body paragraph; essay cites those quotes correctly according to MLA guidelines; essay contains a bibliography; essay incorporates requirements for the research essay: framing in particular (30%)

4. Critical Thinking: Essay interprets quotes in original ways that go beyond class discussion; essay connects main ideas to other texts or moments in text; essay utilizes keywords and defines them (20%)

5. Polish (10%): Essay integrates material well; essay shows signs of revision; essay demonstrates skillful writing voice; essay mixes professional and casual voice effectively; essay doesn't feel cut and pasted; grammatical errors don't detract from overall meaning