TYPES OF ESSAY

Narrative
Descriptive
Argumentati
ve
Expository

WRITING EVALUATION
WRITING)
Students Name:
Essay Topic:
BAND

5
Excellent

Content
Topic Sentence/ Main
Ideas
Supporting Details

4
Good

3
average

SHEET
(CONTINUOUS

2
Weak

1
Poor

Comments
5
5

4
4

3
3

2
2

1
1

Topic

Sentence
Focused
Unclear
Too General

Supporting Details
Strong
Incorrect
Weak
Introduction
Clear and Interesting
Unclear
Dull
Body
Clear
Needs Elaboration
Disorganised
Conclusion
Main points summarised
Insufficient explanation of main
ideas
Essay ends abruptly
Inconsistent with introduction

Organisation
Introduction
Body
Conclusion

5
5
5

4
4
4

3
3
3

2
2
2

1
1
1

Grammar
Sentence Structures
Verb Tense
Parallelism
Transition Signals
Punctuation
Spelling

5
5
5
5
5
5

4
4
4
4
4
4

3
3
3
3
3
3

2
2
2
2
2
2

1
1
1
1
1
1

Minimal errors
Incomplete sentences
Inconsistent verb tense
Confusing use of Pronouns

Style

5
5
5
5

4
4
4
4

3
3
3
3

2
2
2
2

1
1
1
1

Clear, smooth effective flow

Ideas disorganized
Difficult to Read
Awkward, Choppy

Word Choice
Ideas
Approach
Liveliness

Clarity / Relevancy
General Fluency
Coherence
Logical Sequence

5
5
5

4
4
4

3
3
3

2
2
2

1
1
1

Special cases
* Blatant Irrelevancy

Clear, concise sentences

Some unclear sentences
Many unclear sentences

* Minor Irrelevancy

Deliberate, inconsistent distortion

Change of Subject
Inclusion of memorized material
Not deliberate change of subject
Composition does not FULLY
address the topic

OVERALL GRADE AND

MARKS:

Overall Grade and Marks:

A
44 - 50

B
38 - 43

Evaluators remark:

Strong points of essay:

Areas that need improvement:

STUDENTS COMMENTS:

C
32 - 37

D
26 - 31

E
20 - 25

U
14 - 0