Critical Response Essay Evaluation Checklist
WR 122 - Fall 2005 - Prof. Cora Agatucci - See WR 122 Course PlanCritical Response Essay Evaluation Name:_____________________________
Checklist - WR 122, Prof. C. Agatucci – Fall 2005
Worth: 10 % of Course Grade (100 pts. Possible) Grade:____________________________ Submitted Late: ½ Grade Penalty
___ Submitted on time: Revision Option available. Note Well: Re-grading consideration only given if Original critiqued Critical Response essay (incl. this Evaluation Checklist completed by Cora) is resubmitted with Required/Optional Revision.
I. BASIC REQUIREMENTS are met: Yes or No
_Length of Critical Response Essay (recommended 3-to-4 wordprocessed, double-spaced pages) is as long as it needs to be to meet all Critical Response Essay assignment requirements and get the job done well!_Topic Choice is one of the five allowed choices: AofA argument essay by Rachels, Pugh, Spidel, Miller, or Grellhesl
_Manuscript Form Requirements: Follows handout, in-class + WR 122 Syllabus directions (MS),
including MLA Style Heading, Title, and Running Page Headers._Plagiarism must be avoided! MLA Style In-text Citation & Works Cited required. Good faith effort to document all quotations, paraphrases, and summaries from AofA sources IN-TEXT (of your essay), clearly referencing corresponding complete bibliographical entries for those sources listed on separate WORKS CITED page at end. (MS)
_Command of Standard Written English Final Draft has been proofread/edited effectively to eliminate major sentence errors and unclear expression; and contains few other errors in grammar, usage, punctuation, & mechanics.
__Critical Response Essay Content Requirements are met: i.e. ALL parts required by Critical Response Essay Directions handout are included: See also II.Critical Response Essay CONTENT Evaluation below.
II. Critical Response Essay CONTENT Evaluation:
A. Part One: Introduction & Rhetorical Analysis of the Argument Essay (1-to-3 paragraphs)
__Summary & Aim/s of the Argument
1. Formally re-introduces author’s full name and article’s full title; and
2. Briefly summarizes the topic focus & thesis/case claim of the argument essay; and
3. Identifies aim/s of the argument essay, explains & supports classification using relevant AofA categories & definitions (i.e. Crusius and Channell 14-17, and/or chs. 6-9), which are cited appropriately.
__Rhetorical Analysis: Uses both external and internal clues (cited appropriately) to identify significant features of argument essay’s rhetorical context (who, to whom, where, when, why), applying recommended AofA guidelines (e.g. Crusius and Channell 23, 37) and models (Lahey in Crusius and Channell 41-42) also cited appropriately.
__Self-Analysis: Student explains whether and why s/he considers her/himself a member of AofA author’s targeted/ideal audience, identifies any or absence of significant factors that influenced student’s response to AofA author’s argument, and applies these considerations to a persuasive self-assessment of student’s ability to conduct an open-minded analysis & a fair evaluation of the AofA argument essay.
__Part One Content clearly demonstrates diligent course preparation & active course participation, evidenced by explicit citations and/or implicit knowledge gained from relevant, recommended AofA resources.
B. Part Two: Critical Analysis & Evaluation of the Argument Essay’s Main Strength/s and Weakness/es (at least 3 well-developed paragraphs)
___One well-developed paragraph is devoted to a STRENGTH of AofA argument essay; & this paragraph:
1. Identifies the strength in a clear topic sentence, which controls paragraph content;
2. Presents cogent reason/s why student judges this aspect of the argument essay a strength;
3. Supports this judgment with persuasive evidence & clarifying examples from argument essay
___One well-developed paragraph is devoted to a WEAKNESS of AofA argument essay; & this paragraph:
1. Identifies the weakness in a clear topic sentence, which controls paragraph content;
2. Presents cogent reason/s why student judges this aspect of the argument essay a weakness;
3. Supports this judgment with persuasive evidence & clarifying examples from argument essay
__One well-developed paragraph is devoted to an additional STRENGTH or WEAKNESS of AofA argument essay; & this paragraph:
1. Identifies strength or weakness in a clear topic sentence, which controls paragraph content;
2. Presents cogent reason/s why student judges this aspect of the argument essay a strength or weakness;
3. Supports this judgment with persuasive evidence & clarifying examples from argument essay.
___Part Two is well-organized and coherent: See also Command of Standard Written English above.
___Part Two Content clearly demonstrates diligent course preparation & active course participation, evidenced by explicit citations and/or implicit knowledge gained from evaluation criteria recommended in previous AofA reading assignments, class handouts and class discussion.
___Parts One & Two - Effective Use of Sources: Citations are incorporated clearly, smoothly and grammatically correctly (e.g. using appropriate author tags, active verbs, ellipses, brackets, block quotation); All citations (quotation, paraphrase, summary) are accompanied by sufficient student author commentary needed to interpret citations & explain their relevance to student author’s points.
See also Critical Response Essay Directions
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