*This gradesheet (2-3 pages) is a “form” used for all reports;
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Formal Report and Graphics
Inadequate binding/binding not as required on assignment sheet (does not apply to electronic submissions)
FRONT MATTER
cover information not present (cover does not equal title page)
cover missing name
cover missing semester
cover missing section #
Front matter not in correct order
Letter of Transmittal
not single spaced
letter not signed
incorrect/incomplete format
intro., body, conclusion structure (2 pts. off per missing paragraph)
Title page incomplete
Title page not present
Informative abstract not single spaced
Abstract has inadequate or inappropriate content or is too short
Table of contents not present or incomplete
List of illustrations information incomplete
TEXT
Pages not numbered
Minimal headings
Introduction not present
Introduction should be a well developed paragraph
Too much white space or minimum number of pages not present (5 pts. off per missing page)
Glossary does not have at least 5 terms
12-point type not used
Inappropriate content for summary
Discussion not double spaced
No conclusion
Overall report or manual/handbook content cursory/lacking/incorrect facts/does not reflect much effort
DOCUMENTATION
not enough of student’s own words used
no attempt to document sources with endnotes, footnotes, or parenthetical
documentation
inadequate/incorrect documentation of sources
dumped quotes/no attributive tags
in-text references should appear as alphabetized on bibliography
bibliography not present
incorrect or incomplete bibliographical format
bibliography should be alphabetized
bibliography should follow text
inadequate number/type of sources
no periodicals used in (cited in) report
no books used in (cited in) report
APPENDIX
Proposal not present
Graded proposal not present
appendices not labeled
appendices not labeled with capital letters
GRAMMATICAL/STYLE ERRORS
frag/Fragment(s)
cs/Comma Splice(s)
r.o./Run-on(s)
rep./Repetition
s-v agr./Subject-verb agreement error(s)
diction
Verb errors(s)
pron. ref./Pronoun reference error(s)
pron. agr./Pronoun agreement error(s)
Consistency
Conciseness
Example: repeating “in order to” which in most cases should just be “to”
or repeating “due to the fact that” instead of just “since” or “because”
par./Parallelism
Punctuation error(s)
trans./Transition(s) needed
Unclear phrasing
Awkward phrasing
pl., not poss./Plural, not possessive
poss., not pl./Possessive, not plural
active voice not used (and needed)
Other errors noted on report
Proofreading
sp./Spell checker not used
Use a comma before “and” or “but” (or any of the other 5 coordinating conjunctions) when clauses on both sides of ‘and’ or ‘but’ are independent.
An independent clause should precede a colon : .
There must be an independent clause on both sides of a semi-colon ; .
FORMAL REPORT GRADE _________
GRAPHICS
3 different types of personally developed graphics not present,
according to assignment sheet directions (worth 33 1/3 points each)
Graphics not titled
not numbered
not neat or clear in some places
not integrated well with text
need typed labeling
shouldn’t be left in pencil (not for electronic submissions)
Graphics Grade ____________