Score Your Analysis-of-an-Issue Essay 1. Content: How persuasively did you develop and argue for a position on the issue, without digressing from the issue? Did you provide sound reasons and incisive examples in support of your position? Did you acknowledge and effectively rebut a position contrary to yours? 2. Organization: Did you present your ideas in an organized manner, so that another person could easily follow your train of thought from one idea to the next? Did you make your position clear at the outset (to help the reader anticipate the flow of your essay), then recapitulate at the end (to help the reader assimilate your ideas)? 3. Language: Did you use English words properly in your essay? Did you demonstrate a strong vocabulary, without overusing obscure words merely to impress the reader? 4. Grammar and mechanics: Are your sentences grammatically correct? Do your sentences clearly convey your ideas, without undue awkwardness or ambiguity? Score Your Analysis-of-an-Argument Essay 1. Content: Did you show that you followed the argument's line of reasoning? Did you identify the major problems with the argument, and use incisive reasons and examples to support each point of your critique? Did you indicate what additional sorts of evidence would be needed to strengthen the argument, and/or for you to better evaluate it? 2. Organization: Did you present your critique of the argument in an organized manner, so that another person could easily follow your train of thought from one idea to the next? 3. Language: Did you use English words properly in your essay? Did you demonstrate a strong vocabulary, without overusing obscure words merely to impress the reader? 4. Grammar and mechanics: Are your sentences grammatically correct? Do your sentences clearly convey your ideas, without undue awkwardness or ambiguity?
