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Includes an attention getter and transition to thesis: Give background information, Pose an importasnt question, use a quote, some combination of the above.
Is a piece of the prompt restated into a topic sentence? One point per paragraph.
Does each detail support, or tell more about the topic? Includes relevant examples, illustrations, reasons, definition, clarifications.
Do linking words, or transition words, connect details so that the paragraph and essay reads smoothly?
Paper provides a layered view of the topic, discusses more than one side of the issue.
Does the order of the supporting details make sense?
Does the conclusion restate the topic in a new way to tie the details together, offers suggestion, mentions hopes or feas about the future, ends with a clincher
Does the paper indicate that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics
Word Choice, sentences, literary devices