excellent	very good	good	poor	n/a	comment
Intro	topic/zinger						grabs reader
	background						who, what, where, when
	definitions						terms, movements, “isms”
	thesis						why, “so what,” road map
Body	organization						logical hierarchy
	topic sent.						connection to thesis
	specifics						dates, events, examples
	quotes						choice, use
	discussions						analysis
	transitions
Concl.	restatement
	expansion						“so what?” question
Insight Analysis							originality, critical inquiry, synthesis
Sources							selection and use

Comments:

Provisional grade (if this outline became an essay without significant changes):

Essay Form and Correction Key

Introduction

“Zinger”

Background

Thesis + Road Map: points A, B,+ C

Body Paragraph “A”

Topic Sentence “A”

Evidence (quotes, dates, events)+ Analysis

Transistion to “B”

Body Paragraph “B”

Topic Sentence “B”

Evidence (quotes, dates, events)+ Analysis

Transistion to “C”

Body Paragraph “C”

Topic Sentence “C”

Evidence (quotes, dates, events)+ Analysis

Transistion to conclusion

Conclusion

Restate Thesis (more fully)

Expansion (“so what?”)

Correction Symbols

WW wrong word (Choose a more appropriate word. Try a thesaurus)

NSW no such word (Choose a more appropriate word. Try a thesaurus)

¶ insert paragraph ( A new idea deserves a new ¶ )

insert

AA ambiguous antecedent (unclear to which noun the pronoun refers)

VT faulty verb tense agreemant (ie. shifting from past to present)

/ lower case (ie. a capital with a diagonal line through it should become a lowercase)

_ upper case (ie. “a” means it should be “A” )

remove

unclear phrase

UNC unclear idea

vague vague language (be more specific; define your terms)

AWK awkward phrasing (choose your words/terms more carefully)

??? what the heck are you talking about?

pt punctuation

sp spelling

coll colloquialism (ie: "Yo, Lincoln really dissed Jeff Davis, y'know")

frag sentence fragment (ie: "Entering the war for political reasons, not moral ones.")

sig significance (what is the significance of this point?)

reverse

∆ change