Literary Analysis Essay Grading Checklist
Author’s Name:______________________________________ Evaluator’s Name____________________________________
1. Format
a. Is the heading correct? q Yes q No_____2
b. Are the pages numbered correctly? q Yes q No_____2
c. Is the font Times New Roman, size 12, black ink? q Yes q No_____2
d. Is the essay double-spaced throughout correctly? q Yes q No_____2
e. Is the title centered and formatted correctly? q Yes q No_____1
f.
Is
the title original and does it refer to the thesis statement?
q
Yes
q
No_____1
g. Are the margins 1 inch? q Yes q No_____1
2. Introduction
a. Does the introduction state the title, author/source, and theme of the work? q Yes q No_____2
b. Are the three main points clearly outlined in the introduction? q Yes q No_____3
c.
Is
the thesis statement the last sentence in the intro paragraph?
q
Yes
q
No_____1
d. Thesis statement is (check one): q Extremely clear and direct; verbatim to assignment
q Somewhat unclear; not verbatim but related _____2
q Unclear; completely unrelated to assignment
3. First Supporting Example
a. Is the first example introduced with a clear topic sentence? q Yes q No_____2
b. The first example is:
q Relevant, specific, and well explained_____5
q Relevant, but needs further explanation
q Not very relevant
c. Are there two RELEVANT direct quotes to support the first point? q Yes q No_____8
d.
Are
the direct quotes correctly formatted?
q
Yes
q
No_____4
e. Are the direct quotes introduced and commented upon correctly? q Yes q No_____2
f. Does the first example end with a transition into the second? q Yes q No_____2
4. Second Supporting Example
a. Is the second example introduced with a clear topic sentence? q Yes q No_____2
b. The second example is:
q Relevant, specific, and well explained_____5
q Relevant, but needs further explanation
q Not very relevant
c. Are there two RELEVANT direct quotes to support the second point? q Yes q No_____8
d.
Are
the direct quotes correctly formatted?
q
Yes
q
No_____4
e. Are the direct quotes introduced and commented upon correctly? q Yes q No_____2
f. Does the second example end with a transition into the third? q Yes q No_____2
5. Third Supporting Example
a. Is the third example introduced with a clear topic sentence? q Yes q No_____2
b. The third example is: q Relevant, specific, and well explained
q Relevant, but needs further explanation_____5
q Not very relevant
c. Are there two RELEVANT direct quotes to support the third point? q Yes q No_____8
d.
Are
the direct quotes correctly formatted?
q
Yes
q
No_____4
e. Are the direct quotes introduced and commented upon correctly? q Yes q No_____2
f. Does the third example end with a transition into the conclusion? q Yes q No_____2
6. Concluding Paragraph
a. Does the first sentence of the concluding paragraph restate the thesis? q Yes q No_____1
b.
Is
there a brief recapitulation of the supporting examples?
q Yes
q
No_____3
c. Is there any comment on connections to the present day situations? q Yes q No_____3
d. The concluding paragraph: q Very effectively summarizes argument _____5
q Provides closure but does not effectively summarize argument
q Does not summarize the argument
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7. Proofreading
a. Is it clear that the author proofread this essay aloud? q Yes q No -10 -20 -30
b. Contractions? q Yes q No -1 -2 -3
c. Third person point of view? q Yes q No -1 -2 -3
d.
Spelling
mistakes?
q
Yes
q
No -1 -2 -3
e. Punctuation mistakes? q Yes q No -1 -2 -3
f. Dull sentence structure? q Yes q No -1 -2 -3
g. Titles italicized/underlined? q Yes q No -1
h. Correct verb tense? q Yes q No -1 -2 -3
i. Formal diction? q Yes q No -2 -4 -6
8. Punctuality
a. Was the assignment submitted by 7:40 AM on the due date? q Yes q No -10 -20 -30
9. Originality
a. What is the Turnitin.com originality percentage for this submission? __________% ok -10 -20 -30
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FINAL GRADE