PAPER ORGANIZATION & CLARITY OF THESIS: the object of the paper is unclear, somewhat clear, very clear

• points where the thesis needs clarifying or specifying:

• points where the organization needs re-working:

• places where the sentence structure is awkward or convoluted:

• places where the paragraphing is confusing:

• points which should be added to or deleted from the introduction:

• points which should be added to or deleted from the conclusion:

CONSISTENCY & CLARITY OF ARGUMENT: the argument is nonexistent, inconsistent, consistent

• places where the argument is inconsistent:

• points where the argument wanders/does not have a clear direction:

• places where the argument needs development and/or clarifyication:

• places to add further evidence for the argument and/or places where course data could bolster the argument:

• objections which are raised but not refuted, or objections to the thesis which are not raised and need to be addressed:

FORMAT & STYLE: the writing is somewhat awkward, somewhat clear, very clear

• places where the writing could be clearer:

• places where spelling/grammatical/ punctuation errors need correcting:

• run-on sentences or dangling prepositions to eliminate:

• contractions to eliminate; numerals to spell out:

• errors in the Citation or Bibligraphic format:

INTEREST: the ideas are boring, somewhat interesting, very interesting

• places where the argument needs condensing:

• data learned in this course which should be taken into account

• new ideas or new ways in which old ideas might be re-formulated