1) Grammar and Mechanics: Subject verb and noun pronoun agreement, correct use of verb tenses, person usage and pronoun case, correct punctuation, correct capitalization, correct use of numbers, hyphens and abbreviations, correct spelling.
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2) Sentence Structure: Sentences varied in length and complete with no run on sentences or sentence fragments.
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3) Style: Essay is fluent and conversational, voice is active, tone is appropriate, material is concise and to the point
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4) Paragraph Organization: Paragraphs are varied in length and divided by subject, internal coherence is present (every sentence belongs in the paragraph) external coherence is present (every paragraph belongs in the essay), effective transitions are present.
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5) Content: Essay material is presented in an interesting, creative and engaging manner with effective supporting details and language choices (the best word for the job in as fewest words possible)
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6) Critical Thinking: Essay follows a logical format and foundation of ideas as well as indicating critical thought.
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7) Introduction: Essay has an effective attention getter and a clear thesis that forecasts the essay topics.
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8) Conclusion: Thesis statement is restated in an interesting way and the essay ends with an effective impact statement.
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9) Format: Essay is in a professional format which includes the following: essay is typed in black ink, 12-14 point Times New Roman type, essay is double-spaced, essay has proper heading – top of first page- Title, student name, class, date; second and subsequent pages student last name and page number.
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10) Documentation: Correct APA format is used for sources cited in the body of essay and a correct Works Cited page with an alphabetical listing of sources in the proper format for each source is included.
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