Guidelines for Revising and Grading Compositions
1. Total possible score: 50 points.
2. Errors in the four areas (spelling, grammar, diction, and thesis) are scored
according to the chart below.
3. If you receive a total score below 45, you must rewrite the first draft, and
hand in both the first and the second draft together at the time that the
second draft is due.
4. If you receive a score of 45 or more, you don’t need to rewrite the
composition. Simply correct on the original draft.
5. If you repeat a certain mistake more than once, it will be only counted one
time.
6. First drafts are worth 50%; second drafts are worth 50%.
A. Spelling and Punctuation (12 points)
Ac
missing, misplaced or unnecessary accent
m
should be lowercase
M
ort
p
should be upper case
incorrect spelling
incorrect or missing punctuation
B. Grammar (12 points)
adj/adv
adjectival/adverbial form needed
a-p
personal a
art
incorrect article (definite/indefinite/0)
conj
dem
neg
incorrect, omitted or unnecessary conjunction
incorrect demonstrative adjective or pronoun
incomplete/incorrect negative expression
gen
incorrect gender
gust
verb used like gustar
prep
incorrect/omitted/unnecessary preposition
pron
rel
incorrect/omitted/unnecessary pronoun
incorrect/omitted/unnecessary relative form
s/e/h
incorrect use of ser/estar/haber
Vf
incorrect verb form (yo, tú…)
Vt
incorrect verb tense (presente, imperfecto…)
Vm
incorrect verb mood (indicativo, subjuntivo…)
Vp
pronominal verb (needs pronoun)
voz
should use active/passive voice construction
incorrect verb construction (infinitive, participle…)
v
C. Diction/Stylistics (12 points)
awk
awkward phrasing or construction. Try again
x
delete this
//
paragraph
incorrect word order
?
Unintelligible
frag
sentence fragment
sg/pl
word should be used in the singular/plural form
var
lack of variety in word choice
voc
innapropiate or incorrect word. English word.
ww
wrong word
Tarzan’ style. Try again.
D. Thesis/Organization (14 points)
appropiate and interest-provoking title
1
2
3
good introduction
1
2
3
good use of details and supporting evidence
2
4
6
clear logic, good sequencing of ideas/events
1
2
3
evidence of variety in sentence structures
2
4
6
conclusion clearly stated
1
2
3
1
2
overall a good example of this type of composition
Total possible: 27 , divided by 2=14 (one point added)
A. Spelling
Errors/points
1 - 3-------12
4 – 5-------11
6 – 7------ 10
8 – 9-------9
10-11------8
12-13-----7
14-15----6
16-17----5
18-19----4
20-21----3
B. Grammar
Errors/points
1 – 4-----12
5 – 8-----11
9 – 12----10
13-16----9
17-20----8
21-24----7
25-28----6
29-32----5
33-36----4
37-40----3
C. Diction
Errors/points
1 – 3------12
4 – 6------11
7 – 9------10
10-11-----9
12-13-----8
14-15-----7
16---------6
17---------5
18---------4
19---------3
3
22-23----2
24-25----1
26+ ------0
41-44----2
45-48----1
49+ -----0
20---------2
21---------1
22+ -------0