Standards for "A" Essays:

• Critical thinking about the material is evident (interpretation, explanation and synthesis of sources).
• Thesis is clear, specific, and supported by the discussion.
• Topic is sufficiently focused.
• Ideas are fully developed.
• Organization is purposeful.
• Paragraphs and points of discussion are linked for the reader to follow through effective topic sentences and transitions; coherence is evident.
• Introduction and conclusion are engaging and graceful.
• Voice and sense of audience are strong.
• Use/integration of quotations is effective.

• Quotations do not stand alone—they are integrated smoothly into a sentence.
• Quotations do not begin or end a paragraph.
• Quotations are not taken out of context (meaning changed).
• Brackets and ellipses are used when necessary to indicate omissions.

• Documentation is correct (in-text and end-text).
• Papers are grammatically, mechanically, stylistically problem-free (no repetitive errors, any errors are non-intrusive).
• Format is correct.

 

 
 





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