Problems with your Review of Scholarship Submission

Content

___ Did not provide a 2-3 sentence long abstract of the article or article summary is too long

___ Did not lay out the author’s claims and the evidence used to support them

___ Did not address how the article fits into scholarship on the topic

___ Did not point to two other sources in the author’s bibliography or ___ did not explain
why they should be consulted

___ Did not include a bibliography listing the article and the two recommendations or
___ did not format the bibliography correctly

Format

___ Less than 375 and or more than 450 words (the target is 400)

___ Did not provide a word count at the top right of the first page

___ Did not format the upper left of the first page as directed

___ Did not use the standard formatting specified

Editing

___ Sentences and syntax commonly lacks logic

a. First half of sentences don’t follow from the second

b. The course of sentences is frequently lost after the first clause

___ Problems with sounds-like or similar words

___ Lack of proper paragraph divisions and strong topic sentences

a. Weak topic sentences

b. Lacking proper divisions on each page
c. Lacking transitions

___ Familiar or colloquial speech and clichés

a. Inappropriate tone (not adequately formal)

b. Use of the 2nd person (you), 1st person singular (I), or excessive use of 1st plural (we)

___ Lack of structure or logic in the discussion or ___ Lack of cohesion

Current Score ____ of 25