Comments on your Essay Second Assignment: Phil 1B03 T.A.

Jorge Luis Fabra Zamora

Comments for: Question: 1 Sasha Matovic

What is good about the essay To work on in the future:

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Some important criteria of assessment: 1. Relevance and focus 2. Organization 3. Quality of argumentation 4. Mastery of material 5. Originality 6. Quality of writing 7. Use of sources
Note: The purpose of the above chart is to give you a quick feel for the strengths and weaknesses of your paper, in order to help you improve. It is not used as part of an over-all quantitative assessment of the paper (i.e. the boxes are not added together to generate a grade). Guide: 1. The essay has a clearly stated thesis or central claim, which it defends. It is tightly focused on its topic, and is free from major digressions. Where a question has been set, the essay answers the question. 2. The essay contains an effective introduction and proceeds systematically to its conclusion. Each main idea has its own paragraph, and the overall progression of the discussion is clear. The essay is of the appropriate length. 3. The essay offers arguments in support of its assertions, where this is needed. Arguments are clearly and persuasively stated. The most obvious objections are anticipated and considered. 4. The essay demonstrates a solid commend of the ideas and arguments it considers. Where the essay considers the views of others, it demonstrates a close engagement with, and accurate understanding of, the relevant texts. 5. The essay shows that you have thought critically about the issues for yourself. It goes beyond simple restatement of claims and arguments covered in class. 6. The essay is free from persistent sentence-level errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar. It is fluently written, and is easy and enjoyable to read.

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Comments on your Essay Second Assignment: Phil 1B03 T.A. Jorge Luis Fabra Zamora
7. The essay uses a range and selection of sources appropriate to its topic and length. All sources are acknowledged and cited correctly. Quotations are well integrated into the discussion.