Day 7 : Homework 1st Draft of Diagnostic Revision
Diagnostic Essay Revisions (10% of final grade)
1st Draft
Due Sep. 14th Friday, 11:59pm
Name the file "Firstdraft_diagnostic_YOURNAME.doc"
Name the file "Firstdraft_diagnostic_YOURNAME.doc"
Final Draft
Due Sep. 19th Wednesday, 11:59pm
Name the file "Finaldraft_diagnostic_YOURNAME.doc"
TOPIC :
Type of Assignment: 5-paragraph essay
Name the file "Finaldraft_diagnostic_YOURNAME.doc"
TOPIC :
Should students be required
to participate in community service? Why
or why not?
Diagnostic Prompts Doc File DownloadType of Assignment: 5-paragraph essay
*Notice : subject to slight changes.
INTRODUCTION
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Points
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COMMENTS
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ORGANIZATION: 1Hook/Clincher grabs the reader’s attention immediately. 2Background
information sufficiently sets up the situation with unity, coherence and
development of ideas.
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THESIS STATEMENT: As
the last sentence in the
Introduction, it presents the overall purpose of the essay and a preview of
the topics discussed in the body paragraphs.
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SOURCE: Essay acknowledges
the author and title of Diagnostic
Article and its relation to the essay topic.
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BODY
PARAGRAPHS
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Points
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COMMENTS
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UNITY: All
sentences are directly connected
to the topic sentence/main idea. A strong topic sentence encompasses the main idea of the body paragraph. Each
includes a matching closing sentence
that concludes the paragraph.
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COHERENCE: Sentences
transition smoothly into one another using a varied vocabulary and applying
the necessary mechanical devices to maintain a flow.
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SUPPORT: Opinions
and Main Ideas are reinforced with relevant supporting details such as facts,
examples and statistics drawn from the diagnostic
article. Ideas are explained in a
detailed and specific manner and not
listed. Minimum of 5-6 sentences per paragraph
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CONCLUSION
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Points
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COMMENTS
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ORGANIZATION: It starts
out with a 1brief summary
and flows smoothly into broader discussion of the 2importance of the topic and a 3future/broader connection. Does not
introduce new information
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STYLE: The Clincher
is creative and effectively connects the introduction to the conclusion
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OVERALL
EVALUATION
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Points
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COMMENTS
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FORMATTING: Font
Times New Roman, Size 12, Double-Spaced, Margins 1-inch, Creative Title
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TONE: Essay is
appropriate for a general audience and maintains a professional, academic
tone throughout.
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CLARITY: Grammar errors and incorrect word
choices do not distract the reader from the important points
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OVERALL: Essay
adequately responds to the prompt provided by the Diagnostic Exam.
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