Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Day 7 : Homework 1st Draft of Diagnostic Revision




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"

Final Draft
Due Sep. 19th Wednesday, 11:59pm
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 Download

Type of Assignment: 5-paragraph essay


*Notice : subject to slight changes.


INTRODUCTION
Points
COMMENTS
ORGANIZATION: 1Hook/Clincher grabs the reader’s attention immediately. 2Background information sufficiently sets up the situation with unity, coherence and development of ideas.


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.


SOURCE: Essay acknowledges the author and title of Diagnostic Article and its relation to the essay topic.





BODY PARAGRAPHS
Points
COMMENTS
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.


COHERENCE: Sentences transition smoothly into one another using a varied vocabulary and applying the necessary mechanical devices to maintain a flow.


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





CONCLUSION
Points
COMMENTS
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


STYLE: The Clincher is creative and effectively connects the introduction to the conclusion





OVERALL EVALUATION
Points
COMMENTS
FORMATTING: Font Times New Roman, Size 12, Double-Spaced, Margins 1-inch, Creative Title


TONE: Essay is appropriate for a general audience and maintains a professional, academic tone throughout.


CLARITY: Grammar errors and incorrect word choices do not distract the reader from the important points


OVERALL: Essay adequately responds to the prompt provided by the Diagnostic Exam.




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