Does the final paragraph provide an interesting and satisfying ending?

Discussion
Assignment

The student
will complete 2 Discussions in this course. The student will post one thread (of
at least 200 words for Module 2 and 400 words for Module 6) by 11:59 p.m. (ET)
on Thursday of the assigned Module. The student must then post 2 replies
of at least 50 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of the assigned Module. In
Module 2, the student must post a thread with a draft of their Narrative
Paragraph. In Module 6, the student must post a thread with a draft of their Classification
Essay. In Module 2 and Module 6, each reply must include constructive feedback
including at least 3 specific points from the classmate’s assignment draft.
Discussion
: Essay Peer Review Prompt
Thread: You must post the Classification Essay draft
from step 3 (Rewriting) of the Classification Essay
Prewriting Template Assignment completed
in Module 5.
Replies: Reply to
2 classmates’ threads with constructive feedback offering constructive
criticism of how to improve the essay into a final draft. Each reply must
include at least 3 specific points from the classmate’s assignment draft. Make
an effort to reply to classmates to whom others have not replied. To help with
your replies, consider the following questions:
Revisions
Does
the essay have a title that suggests the subject and sparks interest?
Is
there a clear thesis statement that states an idea that can be developed
with examples?
Is
there support for the thesis statement with two or three well written
examples?
Does
each body paragraph have a topic sentence that introduces an example?
Does
each body paragraph have examples that relate to the topic sentence and
support the thesis statement?
Are
there any irrelevant examples or details?
Does
the opening paragraph catch the reader’s interest, provide background, and
state the thesis?
Are
paragraphs and examples arranged in logical order?
Are
paragraphs linked with repetition, references to proceeding words or
ideas, transitional expressions that introduce illustrations, and
transitional sentences?
Does
the final paragraph provide an interesting and satisfying ending?
Is
wording exact, concise, and fresh?
Are
sentences varied in length and type?
Edits
·
Have all contractions (can’t, won’t, didn’t)
been eliminated?
·
Have all first person pronouns (I, we, our,
etc.) be eliminated?
·
Have all second person pronouns (you, your,
yours) been eliminated?
·
Are there spelling errors?
·
Are there mistakes with commonly confused words (then/than,
your/you’re, there/their/they’re, two/too, etc.?
·
Is there incorrect punctuation?
·
Are there run-on sentences or sentence
fragments?
·
Are there subject-verb agreement errors?
·
Are there capitalization errors?

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