Writer:______________________________

Evaluator:___________________________

Meeting Time:_______________________

1. Is there one specific subject that the writer is talking about? What is it? What information clouds this one subject?

 

 

2. Is the information given to you in a confident, efficient, and well structured manner? Would an outline have helped eliminate some of these problems?

 

 

 

3. Do you see the writer as an authority, either directly or indirectly, on the subject. What could they do to seem like more of an expert without misrepresenting themselves?

 

 

 

4. Does the writer rely on personal knowledge or established information. How does the lack of established information hurt their paper? What do they need to add to the paper to show that their personal knowledge is accurate?

 

 

 

5. Does the writer make it clear how they feel about the subject? Why is that the wrong thing to do? How can they fix it?

 

 

6. Does the paper argue for its points? Why is that the wrong thing to do? How can they fix their focus to avoid that?

 

 

7. How often does the writer use concept explanations like narrating, classification, and analyzing of effects? Where in the paper could they add these helpful forms of explanation

 

8. Are the sentences clear and to the point? How could the writer use subordination to avoid a monotonous, choppy tone?

 

 

9. Does the writer use summaries and paraphrases, as well as direct quotes. How would these things add to the authentic feel, giving you more faith in the paper?

 

 

 

10. Has the writer framed the essay? Would framing the essay add too, or detract from, the information that is being presented?

 

 

11. Did you feel you had learned a lesson by the end of the essay? Was the essay properly forecasted so that you knew in advance the lesson you would learn? How could they more effectively forecast this essay?

 

 

12. Was there clear classification in the essay? Were terms defined? Did you understand all the acronyms? Did the writer use too much jargon?

 

 

 

13. Did the writer use effective process narration? Did the writer let they events or information unfold using basic storytelling techniques? Was there a lack of narrative voice making the essay cold and clinical? How could the author fix this?

14.) When the writer used different comparisons, did you feel like they had you in mind? What examples might have been better suited to help you, or someone like you, understand?

15. Were causalities and end effects examined in the essay? If you tried to attempt what you were instructed, or explain what you learned, are you 100% sure you could do it. What does the author need to fix so that you could?