Self-Evaluation

Taking Measure

 

Introduction

Does your introduction contain a specific and illustrative strategy that introduces your thesis?

Y/N

Does your introduction contain your two-storey thesis?

Y/N

Does your thesis point clearly to your central document?

Y/N

Does your thesis contain two specific pieces of evidence from your central document?

Y/N

Does your thesis contain a complex argument that follows logically from those pieces of evidence?

Y/N

Is every quotation and/or paraphrase cited correctly using correct in-text citation?

Y/N

Have you read your introduction out loud and found no grammatical or syntactical errors?

Y/N

 

Body Paragraphs

Do you have a topic sentence for each paragraph?

Y/N

Does that topic sentence build on the information or analysis given in the previous paragraph?

Y/N

Does the content of the paragraph relate to the topic sentence?

Y/N

Does the end of each paragraph transition into the following paragraph?

Y/N

Is every quotation and/or paraphrase cited correctly using correct in-text citation?

Y/N

Did you define all the key terms within your argument with a scholarly definition?

Y/N

Is each quotation introduced and contextualized?

Y/N

Is each quotation within each paragraph analyzed fully and actively?

Y/N

Is the analysis of the central document detailed and specific?

Y/N

Does the analysis of the central document arrive at evidence that supports your complex argument?

Y/N

Is each piece of scholarly research (quotation, statistic, definition) analyzed actively and fully?

Y/N

Does each piece of scholarly research refine your complex argument?

Y/N

Does at least one body paragraph clearly state your complex argument clearly and logically?

Y/N

Does your essay build logically to include your third storey?

Y/N

Do you dedicate at least one paragraph to explaining your third storey?

Y/N

Does your third storey include scholarly research?

Y/N

Does your third storey add something new to your second storey?

Y/N

Have you read your body paragraphs out loud and found no grammatical or syntactical errors?

Y/N

 

Conclusion

Does your conclusion respond to the thesis in your introduction?

Y/N

Does your conclusion include an effective concluding strategy?

Y/N

Does your conclusion contain your final, complex argument?

Y/N

Does your conclusion provide closure to your reader?

Y/N

Is every quotation and/or paraphrase cited correctly using correct in-text citation?

Y/N

Have you read your conclusion out loud and found no grammatical or stylistic errors?

Y/N

 

Academic Style: Formatting/Works Cited/References

Do you have a cover page, if it is appropriate?

Y/N

Have you titled your paper and included your personal information correctly?

Y/N

Have you double checked your machine-generated citations for errors?

Y/N

Have you used a consistent citation style?

Y/N

Have you cited every source that you referenced in your essay?

Y/N

Are your citations in alphabetical order?

Y/N