Tutorial: ESSAY Scoring Guide
(Please copy, cut and paste this form each time you submit a rough or final draft of any essay.)

Name:
Course:
Assignment:
Draft (first, final) :
Date:
E-mail address:

Student’s Note/Comments/Questions to Instructor about the essay draft:

 
E  HLM  M  WTP  NM

Quality of thinking

Ideas/content*

 

Organization & Coherence

Organization*

 

Style & Technique

Voice*

 

Conventions & Format

Conventions*

 

MLA/APA format

 

Use of sources

 

Writing Process Notes:

Key:       

Minimum acceptable score for  work is M, Meets standard. M is equivalent to a letter grade of a 'C',  and is equivalent to a 5 on the CIM Scale.  Note that a WTP or 'D' is below standard.

E
Excellent
HLM
High Level Mastery
M
Meets standard for college level work
WTP
Working Toward Progress
NM
Standard Not Met

* The indicators marked with an asterisk * are the CIM level categories.

 

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