1. Edit the paper. Mark grammatical errors, formatting errors, and confusing content / word
choice.
2. Complete the checklist (below). If the answer to a question is “no,” briefly state to the right of
the question what is problematic.
3. Assign the essay a rubric score for each category. Justify each score with approximately two
sentences of explanation. Cite specific examples.
Example: Grammar – 15. Bob vacillates between past tense and present tense throughout his
essay, which, as a result, is confusing. For example, in paragraph four he states, “Lee states”
while in paragraph five he notes “Lee described.”
Checklist:
1. The writer does not include contractions (excluding contractions in direct quotations) in his/her
paper. Yes / No
2. The writer writes in the literary present throughout the paper. (Example: Lee states [not Lee
stated]; Dill explores [not Dill explored]) Yes / No
3. The writer does not use first person (I, we, our, us, me, my, mine) or 2nd person (you, your,
yours) in the paper except when quoting from the novel. Yes / No
4. Parenthetical citation is used correctly throughout the paper. [Format of citations: “ “ (Lee 35).
– the first time that you cite; any time thereafter, only list the page number (64).] Yes / No
5. The formatting of the essay --- Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced – is correct. Yes
/ No
6. The essay consists of: four body paragraphs (the thesis is the first sentence in the first body
paragraph) plus a separately indented concluding sentence. Yes / No