Juding

If I were a judging our end of the semester portfolios; there would be several aspects of each paper that I would be looking at, and paying closer attention to than others. For starters I would make sure each paper has a good attention getter that’s going to keep the reader interested. Also vital in the beginning of a paper is a strong thesis statement that the rest of the paper adheres to. Then I would make sure the papers meet the criteria and stay on the topic of the given assignment, and don’t stray or wonder on to a different subject. I would then turn to looking at the body structure and content, to see if the writer really put forth their full one hundred percent effort, or if it’s clearly noticeable that it was a rushed last minute assignment. I would also check for grammar errors, since it’s an English paper and we’re now in college our grammar in papers should be up to par. Along with grammar it is important that the paper flows nicely, and isn’t choppy and bouncing around from subject to subject (i.e. organization.) The voice of the paper should also be distinct and stand out, so the author makes a strong statement throughout the entire paper. Another huge aspect that I would judge, and really pay close attention to in our final portfolio is plagiarism since it is a high illegal offense, and could cost a college career. Overall a paper that keeps me interested in reading, meets the proper standards and that I could potentially learn something from would get a high score than one that puts me to sleep, but has decent excellent grammar.