The literature review of <<The trial>> from Kafka

Evaluation Sheet for GERM 1020/1025

Student Name/No.: Tutorial No.: Essay No.:

A: Despite a few minor flaws, this essay

o exhibits a command of essay form, demonstrating a solid understanding of audience, purpose, and appropriate tone

o exhibits deep and thorough comprehension of the primary material

o presents a coherent, original and thought-provoking thesis

o exhibits clear and complex thinking about the assigned task

o exhibits command of focus, coherent organization, and interesting development of ideas (supporting details, such as examples and arguments, are carefully selected and judiciously emphasized)

o exhibits command of expression (diction, sentence structure, and sentence sense), style, punctuation, and mechanics

o uses supporting material effectively and documents all sources properly

B: Despite a few flaws, this essay

o exhibits a control of essay form, demonstrating a good understanding of audience, purpose, and appropriate tone but without the precision or finesse exhibited in level A

o exhibits solid comprehension of the primary material, but without the close attention to nuance and detail exhibited in level A

o presents a coherent and original thesis

o exhibits clear, somewhat perceptive thinking about the assigned task, but lacks the complexity exhibited in level A

o exhibits control of focus, organization, and development of ideas (supporting details are all relevant but are not as insightfully selected or skillfully arranged as in level A)

o exhibits control of expression (sentences consistently convey the intent of the writer, but without the precision and variety of level A), style, punctuation, and mechanics (errors do not interfere with the reader’s understanding)

o uses supporting material capably and documents sources properly

C: Despite a number of flaws, this essay

o exhibits a general awareness of essay form, handling some aspects more effectively than others

o exhibits fair if at times superficial comprehension of the primary material

o presents a coherent thesis, though one that could be more original and/or more precisely defined o exhibits sometimes clear, but simplistic or generalized thinking about the assigned task

o exhibits some control of focus, organization (structure may be too loose or formulaic), and development of ideas (may contain some poorly chosen information, but major ideas are adequately supported)

o exhibits sufficient control of expression, punctuation, and mechanics not to obstruct the reader’s understanding

o makes adequate use of some supporting material and documents sources, though perhaps more attention could be paid to the details of formatting.

D: Due to serious flaws, this essay

o exhibits incomplete understanding of essay form

o exhibits weak or faulty comprehension of the primary material

o fails to present a coherent thesis o exhibits unclear, illogical, and/or superficial thinking about the assigned task

o exhibits insufficient control of focus, organization (may ramble or be repetitious), and development of ideas (may be mostly descriptive or lack adequate support)

o exhibits weak control of expression, punctuation, and mechanics to a degree that obstructs the reader’s understanding

o makes inadequate use of supporting material and does not document sources properly

F: This essay is unsatisfactory because it

o exhibits poor understanding of essay form

o exhibits little comprehension of the primary material

o has nothing worthwhile to say o exhibits little or no thinking about the assigned task

o exhibits undefined focus, inadequate organization, and development of ideas (may be purely descriptive or strictly formulaic)

o exhibits serious and recurring errors in expression, punctuation, and mechanics to a degree that prevents the reader’s understanding o uses and/or documents supporting material improperly

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