I am still so overwhelmed with all that is going on in my life.
And the fact that I am so very behind in reading through rough drafts is really not helping my sanity.
After a lot of thought late into the evening, I have decided that the only way to handle the situation with the unread rough drafts, and still keep the momentum of the semester, is to not read the rough drafts still waiting to be read.
If you have not received back your rough draft with my comments, please continue to work on the essay and prepare a final draft for Monday. Re-visit the prompt and the six bulleted points.
Even if you did not receive my feedback, you will STILL be able to revise if you submitted a rough draft.
Below I have posted the evaluation sheet I fill out for every final draft of an out of class essay. It should give you a fairly precise idea of the elements I focus on.
Again, I apologize for such a strange week. My two sons fly into Sacramento on Friday and I know it will be a difficult and emotional weekend. I really needed to let go of the stress of reviewing the rough drafts. I hope this seems fair.
See you Monday. Have a good and safe weekend.
NAME______________________________________________ENG.20---FALL
SEMESTER 2014
Out of Class Essay
#1—Evaluation
Grade
Earned:___________________
General Comments:
If
there is a check ( )
next to an item or items listed below, this indicates one or more of those
errors was found in your essay. I WILL ALWAYS NOTE MOST ERRORS, AT LEAST ONCE,
DIRECTLY ON THE ESSAY; HOWEVER, I DO NOT INDICATE EVERY ERROR. You are the
final editor/proofreader of your work. Whether
or not you choose to revise this essay, please take note of the errors so they
are not repeated in your next essay.
_____sentence
level errors (comma splice; run on; fragment; spelling error; punctuation
error; error in capitalization; etc.)
_____paragraph
(s) has more than one main idea
_____problems
with transitions between paragraphs
_____wordiness
_____repetitiveness
_____issues
with tense
_____lack
of sentence variety (in length and/or in beginnings)
_____tone
(too casual for an academic essay)
_____very
general, flat, uninteresting vocabulary
_____lack
of supportive details/evidence
_____does
not address the prompt accurately and/or completely
_____use
of you and/or your
_____unacceptable
errors (# of errors found:________)
OTHER ISSUES:
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