multiple source essay topic: should everyone go to college? stay on the yes side

Checklist for the Multiple-Source Essay

Eng. 101

Total Points: 25

Part I: Global Issues: Focus, Development, organization, and Details

1. Is there a good outline? 1/25

2. Does the writer start with a relevant “hook that catches the reader’s attention? 1/25

3. Is the introduction interesting and informative? Does it synthesize the debate? 2/25

4. Is there a clear thesis at the end of the introduction? Does the writer provide an arguable proposition with an unexpressed assumption? 1/25

5. Does the writer use appeals to emotion, values, and beliefs (supporting details) with the appropriate restraint in the counterarguments and arguments as well? 1/25

6. Does the writer offer convincing commentary: His or Her explanation and interpretation of the textual evidence? 2/25

7. Is the overall organization of the paper clear and effective? Does the writer use transitions and concluding sentences to make the paper flow? 1/25

8. Does the conclusion start with the thesis idea and arrive at a resolution about the central issue? 2/25

9. Does the essay reflect a critical, analytical understanding of the text? Does it sound formal? Does it skillfully anticipate the reader’s needs 1/25

Part II – MLA Documentation

10. Are sources introduced, usually with the name of the author, and then cited by a page number within parentheses? 2/25

11. Does the writer have at least 6 correct summaries? Does the writer support the topic S by summarizing relevant, effective details/examples from the article? Are the summaries accurately documented according to the MLA style? 3/25

12. Does the writer use at least 6 relevant, effective quotations (no longer than 3 lines) from the article? Are the quotes smoothly integrated into the text and accurately documented according to the MLA style? 3/25

13. Double-check in-text citations to be certain that each source is listed on our “Works Cited” and that each entry is documented correctly. 1/25

Part III – Proofreading

14. Does the writer utilize proper grammar and make few blatant grammar errors, suggesting a commitment to revision? 3/25

15. Does the writer maintain the present tense in most verbs in MLA style? 1/25