CWS Formal Term Essay Evaluation
Name: _____________________________ Topic: ___________________________________________________
Student Participated in Peer Editing Session: YES/NO TURNITIN SIMILARITY: ______% Total # of Pages of text: ______
R
(0-49%)
Level 1
(50-59%)
Level 2
(60-69%)
 Opening paragraph has an
uninspiring lead and a vague
thesis statement.
 Unspecific arguments to thesis;
lack separate ideas and
analysis.
Conclusion:
 Does not summarize arguments;
does not bring closure to essay.
 Lacks understanding of subject.
 Limited summary of arguments;
attempts to bring closure to
essay.
 Limited understanding of the
subject.
 Opening paragraph has an
adequate lead and thesis
statement.
 3 arguments unspecific to the
thesis. Each argument has only
1 separate idea with limited
analysis.
 Some summary of arguments
and/or closure to essay.
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Body:
 Opening paragraph does not
have a lead and/or thesis
statement.
 Lacks arguments; lacks
separate ideas and analysis.
 Some understanding of the
subject.
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Categories
Level 3
(70-79%)
Level 4
(80-100%)
Knowledge
Introduction:
/40
Overall:
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Opening paragraph has an
interesting lead and good
thesis statement.
3 arguments specific to the
thesis. Each argument has 2-3
separate ideas adequately
linked and analyzed.
Summarizes arguments and
brings closure to essay.
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Understands core concepts of
the subject.
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Fully understands core
concepts of the subject.
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Opening paragraph has an
excellent lead and clear thesis
statement.
3 arguments specific to the
thesis. Each argument has 3+
separate ideas linked and
analyzed accordingly.
Summarizes arguments and
brings closure to essay.
Thinking (TOTAL NUMBER OF IN-TEXT CITATIONS USED IN BODY OF ESSAY = ________)
Evidence:
Overall:
Development:
/10
/35
Limited source usage and/or
not tied to the thesis.
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Adequate source usage to
develop/prove the thesis.

Good source usage that
develops and proves the thesis.

Exceptional source usage that
develops and proves the thesis.

Inaccurate analysis,
interpretation and synthesis of
information from sources.

Limited accurate analysis,
interpretation and synthesis of
information from sources.

Some accurate analysis,
interpretation and synthesis of
information from sources.

Good, accurate analysis,
interpretation and synthesis of
information from sources.

Excellent, accurate analysis,
interpretation and synthesis of
information from sources.
Writing is incoherent, no use of
paragraph structure and
persuasive tone.
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Writing is vague, with a lack of
effective paragraph structure
and persuasive tone.
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Writing is focused, arranged
logically with a consistent
paragraph structure and good
persuasive tone.

Writing is focused, arranged
logically with effective
paragraph structure and
excellent persuasive tone.
/15
Ideas are not expressed
logically, with a lack of clarity
and no sense of purpose
and/or audience

Writing is somewhat focused,
arranged logically with some
paragraph structure and
persuasive tone.
Ideas are expressed with some
clarity, keeping in mind a sense
of purpose and audience

Ideas are expressed with clarity
and a sense of purpose and
audience

Ideas are expressed logically,
with clarity and a sense of
purpose and audience
/20
There are few errors in diction,
syntax, spelling, grammar and
punctuation.

There are no errors in diction,
syntax, spelling, grammar and
punctuation.
Quotations/in-text citations cited
with few errors.
Essay is written in APA format
(pg #s, title pg, running header,
Words Cited page) with few
errors.

Good Reference/Works Cited list.
(7-9 sources actually cited in text)
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Bibliography:
/10
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Referencing &
Formatting:
/10
No quotations or evidence used
from the sources.
There are numerous errors in
diction, syntax, spelling, grammar
and punctuation.

No quotations/in-text citations
used.
Essay is not written in proper
APA format with several
components missing (pg #s, title
pg, running header, Words Cited
page)

No Reference/Works Cited list
provided.
/15
/20
/35
Ideas are expressed with
limited logic, unclear, and
limited sense of purpose and/or
audience

Application (TOTAL NUMBER OF SOURCES LISTED ON WORKS CITED PAGE = _________)
Mechanics:
/10
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Communication
Style:
Total
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There are frequent errors in
diction, syntax, spelling, grammar
and punctuation.

Quotations/in-text citations are
not cited correctly.
Essay is written in proper APA
format (pg #s, title pg, running
header, Words Cited page) with
many errors.

Limited Reference/Works Cited
list.(1-4 sources actually cited in
text))
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There are some errors in diction,
syntax, spelling, grammar and
punctuation.

Some quotations/in-text citations
cited correctly.
Essay is written in APA format
(pg #s, title pg, running header,
Words Cited page) with some
errors.

Adequate Reference/Works Cited
list.(5-6 sources actually cited in
text)
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/40
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All quotations/in-text citations
cited correctly.
Essay is written in proper APA
format (pg #s, title pg, running
header, Words Cited page) with
no errors.
Excellent Reference/Works Cited
list. (10+ sources actually cited in
text)
/15
/15
/10