Essay
Assessment Checklist Form
This assessment checklist form is for essays. It gives
teachers a framework for communicating their
expectations to students, and for grading students’
Purpose essays.
There are two versions of the form:
1. Expanded (one form fits on one page).
2. Reduced (two forms fit on one page).
Grade Level 9-12 and University
Number of Pages 3 [including cover sheet]
Available Files pdf and docx
Date of this Version October 15, 2015
Author Catherine Thomas
Author’s Website http://www.columbia.edu/~thomas/
Copyright © 2015 Catherine Thomas
This work is licensed under the Creative
Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
To view a copy of this license, visit
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Essay
Topic:
[Type your assigned topic here]
Due Dates:
1. Draft version due [Type your draft due date here]
2. Final version due [Type your final due date here]
Assessment Criteria:
Each item is worth 10 points. Maximum score = 100 points
___ Write 250-300 words, in 5 typed paragraphs, on the assigned topic.
___ Use 1-inch margins, double-spacing, and 12-point font size; Indent each paragraph.
___ Give your essay a title; State your introduction and conclusion clearly.
___ Present enough examples and details to explain and support your key ideas.
___ Write short sentences (fewer than 25 words) and short paragraphs (2-5 sentences).
___ Make appropriate vocabulary choices.
___ Use connecting (transition) words and phrases appropriately.
___ Make sure that each verb agrees with its subject; Use correct verb tenses.
___ Use articles (a, an, the) appropriately; Use correct prepositions (at, in, on, to, etc.).
___ Use correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
______ Total number of points ______ Grade
Essay Assessment Checklist
Each item is worth 10 points. Maximum score = 100 points
___ Write 250-300 words, in 5 typed paragraphs, on the assigned topic.
___ Use 1-inch margins, double-spacing, and 12-point font size; Indent each paragraph.
___ Give your essay a title; State your introduction and conclusion clearly.
___ Present enough examples and details to explain and support your key ideas.
___ Write short sentences (fewer than 25 words) and short paragraphs (2-5 sentences).
___ Make appropriate vocabulary choices.
___ Use connecting (transition) words and phrases appropriately.
___ Make sure that each verb agrees with its subject; Use correct verb tenses.
___ Use articles (a, an, the) appropriately; Use correct prepositions (at, in, on, to, etc.).
___ Use correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
______ Total number of points ______ Grade
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Essay Assessment Checklist
Each item is worth 10 points. Maximum score = 100 points
___ Write 250-300 words, in 5 typed paragraphs, on the assigned topic.
___ Use 1-inch margins, double-spacing, and 12-point font size; Indent each paragraph.
___ Give your essay a title; State your introduction and conclusion clearly.
___ Present enough examples and details to explain and support your key ideas.
___ Write short sentences (fewer than 25 words) and short paragraphs (2-5 sentences).
___ Make appropriate vocabulary choices.
___ Use connecting (transition) words and phrases appropriately.
___ Make sure that each verb agrees with its subject; Use correct verb tenses.
___ Use articles (a, an, the) appropriately; Use correct prepositions (at, in, on, to, etc.).
___ Use correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
______ Total number of points ______ Grade