English 100 Portfolio Review Sheet
 
Essay Exam Evaluation_____________________ Skills Exam Score______________
1 2 3
 

CRITERIA

Weak-did not improve significantly or required too many revisions to improve 

Acceptable-improved after one or more revisions

Good-not only improved but went beyond surface level editing 

 

Content  
Ideas and overall approach 
 
      

 

Focus or thesis  
 
      
Organization 
      
Development 
      
Expression  
Diction, tone, wording/phrasing, sentence variety, clarity
      
Sentence Boundaries 
Fragments, Run Ons, and Comma Splices		      
Consistency  
Point of view, Verb Tenses, Pronouns
      
Spelling, Punctuation, and Basic Grammar      

 

Essays show improvement from beginning to end of course-SOMEWHAT YES NO
 

Brief Comments (if any)______________________________________________________________________

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Grader's Evaluation (circle one) Pass Fail
 
 

 
English 100 Final Essay Exam Grading Matrix
 

CRITERIA

Weak-several errors or serious problems 

Acceptable-few errors or serious problems

Good-not only avoids errors and serious problems but shows above-average skill

 

Content  
Ideas and overall approach 
 

 

Focus or thesis  
 
Organization 
      
Development 
      
Expression  
Diction, tone, wording/phrasing, sentence variety, clarity
      

Sentence Boundaries 
Fragments, Run Ons, and Comma Splices

      

Consistency 
Point of view, Verb Tenses, Pronouns

      
Spelling, Punctuation, and Basic Grammar
Panel Grader's Initials____________________________________________________
Brief Comments (if any)______________________________________________________________________

Grader's Evaluation (circle one) Pass Fail Need to Examine Portfolio (see below)

List the areas for the portfolio panel to examine in order to determine pass or fail:
 
 

ENGLISH 101 FINAL ESSAY EXAM-Grading Matrix
 
CRITERIA
WEAK  
Serious or numerous errors or problems
 AVERAGE 
Some errors or problems		 GOOD/EXCELLENT  
Few errors or problems; above-average to high skill level

Focus/Thesis/ 
Organization

      

Content/ 
Development/ 
Support 
Addressing the topic, developing the discussion, supporting the discussion

Expression (Wording and Phrasing)  
COHERENCE, diction, word usage, syntax 

      

Sentence Skills 
Complete sentences; avoids FRAG, RO, and CS (i.e., sentence boundaries) 

      

Grammar/ 
Punctuation 
S/V agreement, pronoun consistency, commas, apostrophes, etc.

      
Panel Grader's Initials_____________________________

Panel Grader's Comments: ________________________________________________________________
 
 

GRADER'S EVALUATION PASS FAIL
 

Classroom Teacher's Grade: A B C D F