Eng 125
Evaluation Essay 1 Personal Narrative
Essayist:__________________________
• Title: Does your title forecast the issue or
problem your essay examines and make readers want to read on?
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• Opening move: Describes the problem, why it is
worth pursuing, why it is problematic, why the writer, as the investigator, is
interested in it; in other words, it hooks the reader. Is this a stylized
intro?
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Body Paragraphs:
• Organized: Is it evident that this paper was
planned, is there an order to this narrative? Is the organization clear? Can
the reader follow the logic of the essay?
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Flow: Are there logical transitions? Does the
author provide enough transitions to help the reader see how points are
connected? Is the does the paper read smoothly, or is it jumpy to the reader?
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Style: Is there a sense of voice in this
writing? Is there a personality behind the writer, or, does this read like
textbook writing?
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• Detail: Are there plenty of level 1 details to
engage the reader?
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• The author's writing demonstrates careful
editing with attention to stylistic choices such as use of strong verbs, use of
attributive tags, strategic use of punctuation and unified paragraphs. Writer
uses logos, pathos, and ethos to give their writing depth.
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Proofreading: The essay demonstrates careful proofreading
and does not contain serious errors in spelling or punctuation (in particular,
comma splice errors, sentence fragments, misused semicolons or colons). Awkward
phrasing also falls into this category.
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Closing is satisfying to reader, this conclusion must, above
all, NOT summarize the essay. It must be stylized, and an appropriate style of
conclusion. Is this a stylized conclusion?
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MLA
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Careful use of attributive tags and in-text
citations:
Does the author
introduce borrowed words or ideas by using attributive tags? Are all borrowed words and facts noted with
in-text citations with the page number?
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Works Cited:
a. Is it in proper format?
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b. Is the text hanging?
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c. Is it in alphabetical order?
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