Attendance, conference sessions, and classroom participation will determine your overall participation grade. You will not be able to make up missed quizzes, but I will drop your two lowest quiz grades. This essay is well above our minimum standard. It is organized around a clear thesis that is relevant to the topic. The essay contains numerous appropriate details and examples in support of generalizations.
Paragraphs follow a logical order and exhibit unity and coherence.
Sentences are grammatically correct. Diction is lively, showing the writer's understanding of levels of diction, denotation and connotation. Errors in punctuation, mechanics, and usage are fairly rare. This essay is slightly above our minimum standard. There is a thesis statement that is relevant to the topic, although the relationship of some sentences to the thesis idea may not be precise or altogether clear.