Brief Stage One—Non-Legal Version

Evaluation

 

Name

 

Date

                 

 

 

10

 

Introduction

 

 

 

Is the topic of the paper clearly identified?

 

 

Is the thesis clearly presented?

 

 

Does the writer preview the structure of the paper?

 

 

10

 

Organization

 

 

Is the paper relatively easy to follow organizationally?

 

 

Is the paper free or unnecessary redundancies?

 

 

Does the writer provide signposts to guide the reader?

 

 

 

 

100

 

Content

 

 

Does the author adequately identify and describe those responsible for decision making on the issue?

 

 

Does the author identify and adequately describe the issues in dispute?

 

 

Does the author identify the potential weaknesses in the existing position?

 

 

Does the author offer a vision statement describing the possible consequences of a change in the views of decision makers?

 

 

Is the vision statement appropriately adapted to the decision makers?

 

 

 

 

5

 

Review

 

 

Does the writer tie the arguments of the paper together?

 

 

Does the writer remind us of the key claim of the project?

Grade  _____ out of 125

 

Deductions -  ________ ( _____ errors)

 

Total