NPD 2000 (Lin)
Science Paper Grading Sheet
| Name: _____________________________________________ | Overall Grade (out of 100): ____________ |
Subgrades (each out of 100)
| Annotated Bibliography (effort) | ____________ | |
| Outline (effort) | ____________ | |
| Peer Review | ____________ | |
| Writing Advisor | ____________ | |
| Final Draft | ____________ |
Issues deserving kudos!
Issues to work on
Structure:
£ Controlling idea (CI) or thesis not clear/absent near the beginning of the paper.
£ A clear preview and/or review (both as appropriate) missing.
£ No re-statement of thesis/lack in focus in the conclusion (i.e. the paper does not adequately close around a thesis).
Argument:
£ Argument progression/logic between paragraphs needs to be strengthened (e.g. the paper does not logically flow from one paragraph to another).
£ Argument progression/logic within paragraphs needs to be strengthened.
£ Paragraph topic sentences (TS) are regularly missing or are inadequate.
£ Paper not focused closely enough on the requirements of the assignment (e.g. not focused on the science, etc.).
Content:
£ Quality of sources used needs to be improved.
£ Quantity of sources used needs to be improved.
£ Evidence (e.g. quotations, citations, statistics, facts, etc.), as appropriate, is not adequately used to support the thesis of the paper.
Prose:
£ Sentence and/or paragraph construction needs work (e.g. need greater variability in sentence lengths and/or style, need to increase the complexity and/or sophistication of sentences, excessive use of colloquial writing, over-use of passive voice, strengthen transitions between paragraphs, etc.).
£ Enough grammatical errors to be distracting (run-ons, spelling mistakes, etc.).
£ Inadequate use (e.g. inconsistent use, non-uniform use, leaving text that should be attributed unattributed, etc.) of an appropriate citation system.
Each ÒxÓ is a deduction of 5 points. A slash is a deduction of 2.5 points.