UCL
DEPARTMENT OF HEBREW AND JEWISH STUDIES
DEPARTMENTAL ESSAY MARKING SHEET
AGREED MARK
Student number:……………………………………………………..
Course code and title:…………………………………………………
Essay number:……………………………..
All points should be referred to with a short comment (e.g. Y/N, N/A, etc.).Overall assessment, specific
comments, and suggestions for improvement should be made in the ‘general comments’ at the end of the sheet.
ESSAY STRUCTURE
Introduction:
a) Does the essay have an
introduction?
b) Does it explain the essay topic?
c) Does it clearly state the structure
and methodology of the essay?
Or: Short summary of the above
Body of essay:
a) Is it well structured and
transparent?
Conclusion:
a) Does the essay have a
conclusion?
b) Does it adequately sum up the
points
made in the essay?
Or: Short summary of the above
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c)
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b)
CONTENTS: RELEVANCE, ACCURACY, AND SCOPE
a) Is the topic addressed directly?
a)
b) Are the contents relevant?
b)
c) Is the essay accurate and wellc)
informed?
d)
d) Is the essay comprehensive?
e)
e) What was particularly engaging
about the essay?
Or: Short summary of the above
APPROACH AND ARGUMENT
Approach:
a) Is it analytical and/or critical, or
merely descriptive?
b) Is the methodology appropriate?
Argument:
a) Is the argument clear?
b) Is the argument supported with
evidence?
c) Have different arguments been
considered in a balanced way?
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b)
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d)
d) Is the argument convincing?
Or: Short summary of the above
RESEARCH AND SOURCES
Primary sources:
a) Are primary sources cited?
b) Are they used appropriately?
Secondary literature:
a) Is secondary literature referred
to?
b) Is it up to date, scholarly, and
relevant?
c) Are scholarly debates/opinions
discussed in the essay?
Or: Short summary of the above
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b)
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c)
PRESENTATION
English: Clarity of expression;
vocabulary, spelling, and
grammar.
Presentation and layout: Does
it conform to the style-guide?
Bibliography: Is it correctly
presented and accurate?
Or: Short summary of the above
GENERAL COMMENTS:
First Marker:
Signature: ………………………… Date:…………………………….. Mark:………………………
Second marker /Moderator:
Signature: ………………………. Date:………………………………… Mark:………………………….
AGREED PROVISIONAL MARK: ……………………………………………………………………
NOTE: ALL MARKS ARE PROVISIONAL UNTIL APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS
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