Evaluation Checklist: FAS & RA #1

EVALUATION: Formal Academic Summary       NAME____________________________
   & Rhetorical Analysis #1
WR 121, Fall 2004, Prof. C. Agatucci                                 Grade________
Worth 10% of course grade                                        ___1/2 grade penalty if submitted late

BASIC REQUIREMENTS are met:_____
___Text Summarized & Analyzed from Muller is an approved choice for this assignment
___Manuscript Form demonstrates good faith effort to follow directions & MLA style header & running heads
___Plagiarism is avoided: Complete MLA-style bibliographical entry; quotation marks set off direct quotations; use of author tags & in-text citation w/ page numbers for quotation & paraphrase in Rhetorical Analysis.
___MLA Style Bibliographical Entry is complete, correctly placed, & follows correct model for chosen Text.
___Overall Clarity, Coherence, Correctness (Command of Standard Written English) of Final Draft

A. FORMAL ACADEMIC SUMMARY (grade penalty if exceeds 1-page limit): _____________
___1. Length & Manuscript Format:
    --No longer than one double-spaced wordprocessed page--including header & bibliographical entry--using a readable, standard-sized font and point size, and standard 1” margins;
    --Formatted as one single paragraph.
___2. Summary Content:
   --First Sentence/s of summary re-introduce full name of author, title of essay, & topic focus.
   --Thesis and major points are clearly, concisely, accurately, & objectively presented.
   --Occasional Author Tags are used; any direct quotations are correctly cited in-text.
   --Effectively organized and coherent (e.g. transitions, clarity)
   --Student summarizer does NOT: a. give own opinions abt. ideas summarized or quality of writing; b. repeat/restate points unnecessarily; c. use extensive quotations; OR d. include minor points & details.

B. RHETORICAL ANALYSIS: ________________
___1. Manuscript Format & Length: Rhetorical Analysis section, appropriately entitled, begins on second page, 2nd+ pages are labeled with running page headers; Rhetorical Analysis is about 300-500 words (about 2 typed double-spaced pages with 1" margins, using standard sized font/point size, etc.)

___2. Rhetorical Analysis Content
--Is composed of well-structured, well-developed paragraphs throughout, separated by logical paragraph breaks
(5 paragraphs suggested, one devoted to each lettered Rhetorical Analysis task listed below)
--Plagiarism is avoided throughout: correct MLA-style in-text citation of all paraphrases and quotations

   ___(a) Rhetorical/Communication Context (at least one paragraph): best available external & internal evidence is selected as relevant & cited to explain/support explanations and inferences about Author/Authority and Intended Audience; student analyzer also comments on essay's relevance to general WR 121 readers today.
    ___(b) Essay Structure (at least one paragraph): Major divisions/parts of the essay--Introduction, Thesis, Body, Conclusion--are identified by paragraph numbers, clarified by citing quotations/paraphrases when needed; and brief, but persuasive rationales accompany each identified divisions/part, showing that student understands their functions in an essay (and has completed assigned readings to date).
   ___(c) One Strategy of Development (at least one paragraph) used in the essay is named and defined (using recommended Muller resources), and illustrated by citing well-selected specific examples from the essay
___(d) Another Writing Strategy (at least one paragraph) used in the essay is identified (using recommended Muller resources &/or student's own reading experience), explained and illustrated by citing well-selected specific examples from the essay.
___(e) Conclusion: WR 121 Application/s (at least one paragraph): Identify one or two writing strategies used in this essay that you recommend WR 121 students try (and/or try to avoid) to strengthen their writing effectiveness; and briefly explain why.

Outcome 1: Write...[using]...reading; and conform to standard edited English.
Outcome 4: Employ one or more sources responsibly (without plagiarizing) in a summary or another writing assignment.
Outcome 6: Use critical reading and writing to analyze and synthesize ideas in an academic writing sample, identifying rhetorical patterns, major assertions, and supporting details.
Outcome 10: Demonstrate an awareness of a variety of purposes and audiences.