Self Evaluation

Student Name:  ________________________________________________

Title of Essay:  ________________________________________________

Date of Evaluation: _____/_____ /_____

Type of Essay

Traditional Essay

Narration

Description

Definition

Compare/Contrast

Cause/Effect

Other

My Audience:  _________________________________________________

My Purpose:  __________________________________________________

My Attitude:  __________________________________________________

My Persona: I am

An equal

An authority

A character

SELF EVALUATI0N

HAVE I

Written about only the topic of my paper and nothing else?

Met the purpose I began with?

Written appropriately to my intended audience?

Met all requirements of the type of writing (mode) that I’ve written in?

Maintained a consistent point of view?

Made language choices which establish and maintain just the right style/tone/mood?

HAVE I

Made sure that all of my sentences make sense, at least to me?

Re-read to see that my paper has an organizational pattern that I can define and describe?

Written a paper that I can summarize in 1, 2, or 3 sentences?

Placed my major point(s) in just the right locations(s) throughout my paper?

HAVE I

Checked the spelling of each word I am unsure of?

Checked the meaning of each word I am unsure of?

Placed the right end mark of punctuation after each sentence?

Used apostrophes where necessary?

Used commas and semicolons where necessary?

Used colons and dashes appropriately?

Used question marks appropriately?