16.2. Judging the Worth of an Essay - W5.

We'd like to see how different people think about the quality of the student essays, so I am trying to gather up some data on them. Read this essay and score it using the 2(Sentences) + Risks - Mistakes formula that our class uses.

To complete this assignment, do these steps:

1. Click on this link to open up the essay that you need to assess and score.
2. Click on "File," then "Make a Copy," to get one that you can edit, and then change the title to "[YOUR NAME] ASSESSING ESSAY 1."
2. Read it and use the 2(Sentences) + Risks - Mistakes formula to determine the grade.

• Each sentence that makes sense, supports the thesis, and isn't a repeat of a previous sentence is worth $2.
• Each compositional risk (a sophisticated vocabulary word, a sensory detail, an artful rhetorical question, etc.) gets a $1 reward.
• Each mistake incurs a $1 penalty.
• So, when you sum up the sentences, multiply them by two, add the rewards, and deduct the fines, you get the value of the essay.
• These scores coincide, roughly with NJ ASK holistic scores by rounding them ALWAYS DOWN to the nearest ten. So, if a student gets a 47 on an essay, they are likely to get a 4 for the same essay on the NJ ASK holistic rubric.

3. Write what you think the essay's value is at the top of the document like this:

2 x 28 Sentences + 8 Risks - 12 Mistakes = $52