Clark
College Assessment Guide
Cross-referenced to The
Bedford Handbook for Writers, Sixth Edition.
Audience: The essay should demonstrate awareness of its intended
readers.
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strategy
toward audience (1a, 47b) |
credibility
(47c) |
information
(50- 51) |
argument
(47) fallacies (48) |
plagiarism
(51c) |
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tone
(p53-57, p574) |
point
of view (3a, p49) |
verb
tense (13a) |
pronoun
shift (13a) |
word
choice (17a-f) |
Organization/Theme Structure:
The essay should have a clear structure appropriate to its theme and
subject.
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thesis
(1c,2a, 53a) |
ideas
related to thesis (5a) |
paragraphing
(4f) |
paragraphing
(4a-d) |
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logical
structure (1d) |
conclusion
(2d) |
trans.
between paragraphs (4e, p95) |
paragraph
focus (4a) |
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introduction
(2b) |
coherence
(4e,53c) |
trans.
within parags. (4e, p91) |
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Development: The various
sections of the essay should be fully developed.
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introduction
(2a, 3a, 53b) |
unnecessary
repetition (3a,p48) |
explanation
(3a, 4b) |
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conclusion
(2c, p512) |
main
ideas (4a-b, 47d-f) |
support
(3a,47e) |
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Sentence Structure: Sentences
should be varied and generally free of errors.
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inappropriate
fragments (19) |
variety/style
(15) |
parallel
structure (9) |
ineffective
passive (8) |
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run-ons
(20) |
length
(8, 15b) |
modifiers
(12) |
mixed
construction (11) |
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comma
splices (20) |
subordination/coordination
(8) |
inflated/wordy
(16) |
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Word Choice/Exactness: Words
should be chosen with accuracy and attention to style.
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vague/unclear
words (18) |
clichés
(18e) |
unclear
references (23) |
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inappropriate
(17a-d) |
connotations
(18a) |
idiomatic
expressions (18d) |
wordiness/repetition
(16) |
Grammar/Mechanics/Usage: The
essay should demonstrate control of conventional usage and mechanics.
Errors in grammar/usage:
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subject/verb
agreement (21) |
pronoun-antecedent
(22) |
number,
person, verb/shifts (13) |
a/an/the
(10d, 30) |
adverb
forms (26) |
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verb/auxiliary
forms (27) |
noun-plural/possessive
(36a) |
pronoun
forms (24) |
adjective
forms (26) |
who
and whom (25) |
Errors in manuscript form:
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works
cited (56b) |
quotation
(37, 55a) |
documentation
(56a) |
doc.
design (5-6) |
Errors in mechanics:
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spelling/homonyms
(43) |
commas
(32, 33) |
semicolons
(34) |
hyphens/dashes
(39) |
italics/underlining
(42) |
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end
punctuation (38) |
apostrophes
(36) |
colons
(35) |
capitalization
(45) |
abbreviations
(40) |
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numerals
(41) |
word
omission (10) |
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