“The Composing Process”

  I. Content: For each question below, assign a number 0-3, where 0 means “terrible/ nothing”, 1 means “poor”, 2 means “adequate”, and 3 means “great”. **Please mark freely on the hard copy. Be constructive, not cruel. 1. _______ Does the introduction paragraph open with an engaging statement about composing? 2. _______ Does the intro transition smoothly to and provide background on research in writing processes? 3. _______ Does the writer smoothly transition to and include citations from at least two of the unit readings? 4. _______ Does the opening paragraph introduce the purpose of the paper, stating what the writer researched? 5. _______ Does the writer then discuss the methods of the experiment? Exactly what they did so that another could replicate the research? (Includes W-Hs) 6. _______ Does the writer discuss the results of the experiment? Does the results section include several specific details to support each claim about composing? This section should focus on I-S—introduce a claim about their composing, then support that with specific evidence from the video (Should include information from the Tables and Notes, which should all be in the Appendix). The Results should be at least 2 pages. 7. _______ Does the writer end with a discussion that is insightful, offers specific strategies for future application, and does NOT merely summarize the results or make generalizations? 8. _______ Does the discussion come full circle to mirror the intro, have at least two citations, and talk of how their composing processes might change after conducting this experiment? (At least 1 page) 9. _______ Does the writer use effective transitional phrases to flow smoothly from point to point? There should be one beginning each new topic. 10. ________ Does the writer include at least four different in-text citations in the paper? 11. _______ Does the writer have very few typographical, grammatical, or punctuation errors? Total Score: ________/ 33 II. Formatting Essentials: Read your assigned peer’s paper and write a “Y” (yes) or “N” (no) next to each of the following questions. **Feel free to mark on the hard copy. 1. _______ Does the writer use MLA heading style (as discussed in class)? 2. _______ Is the paper typed in Times New Roman 12-pt font? (looks just like this) 3. _______ Is it double-spaced? 4. _______ Is there a creative centered title with standard capitalization? 5. _______ Is there a Works Cited page? At least 2 sources from our readings? Are they formatted correctly? 6. _______ Are the in-text citations correct? Ex. “Yada, yada, yada” (Stack 321). 7. _______ Does the paper include Appendix A-C (Tables and Observation Notes)? Appendix comes after the Works Cited. 8. _______ Does the paper follow the IMRD method? Comments 1) What positive things about the paper strike you most? 2) What areas need improvement? (should be content related)