English 110W
Mindy Wright
wright.7@osu.edu
292-8134
218 Ohio Stadium East

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Critera/Questions for WP#2

1) What is the question that writer is trying to answer? (focus)


2) Does the writer answer that question?
Look at each paragraph—how does this answer or relate to my questionIs the paper clearly organized?

3) Does the writer make clear why evidence is reliable?
Habits of Mind: a.How do we know what we know? What is the evidence? How do I know when evidence is good?
b. Who's speaking? How do her point of view and mine affect how I view the evidence? Does it come from a reliable source? What makes that source reliable? (types of web sites, authors, what their experience is, what their position is, credentials--academic, expertise in the field) answers question
Is it clear how the evidence relates to the paper?
4) Is the paper effectively and clearly organized?
Does the writer organize by topics, by importance, by patterns, by cause and efffect?
Are ideas connected? Are they not repeated?
Do transitions help readers see that organization?
Do transitions show connections among ideas?