- Spelling, Grammar and Format. This includes errors that Word finds and those that Word
does not find. Does the summary look 250-600 words?
1 - poor 2 - ok 3 - good 4 - excellent
- Clarity and directness. Is the work well written? Do the sentences flow well
together? Is it easy and interesting to read? Does the writer use as
few words as possible?
Are there unnecessary phrases such as "in order to,
I will talk about, the thesis
of this paper is, it is clear that, etc"?
1 - poor 2 - ok 3 - good 4 - excellent
- Organization and Cohesiveness.
Is there one topic in each paragraph?
Are the paragraphs tied together by a larger idea?
Is there repetition?
Are there disorganization indicators such as "as I discussed earlier, I will
elaborate on this later"?
How would you have structured this differently if you had been writing
the same ideas?
1 - poor 2 - ok 3 - good 4 - excellent
- Content.
Does the writing summarize the chapter well?
Are all important points included?
What would you have included that the author did not?
1 - poor 2 - ok 3 - good 4 - excellent