1. ADVANCED ENGLISH I
“ORDINARIO”
ESSAY
SPRING 2012
UVM Guadalajara North Campus
English Academia

2. Due on: The date posted by coordination
Place: UVM Campus Guadalajara Norte
You must EMAIL your essay by 12:00pm on the due date;
josadac_flores@my.uvm.edu.mx
PROF. JOSADAC FLORES PÉREZ
UVM Guadalajara North Campus
English Academia

3. Topic:
In your opinion, what are the
two social problems that are
more visible in Guadalajara?
Support your answer.
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4. The essay must have the
following specifications:
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5. 1. Cover Page (APA format)
2. Double space
3. ARIAL
4. Font 12
5. Margins set to APA standards
6. 4 paragraphs
7. 20 sentences
8. 1 printed resource
9. 1 electronic resource
5. Reference page (APA format)
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6. Grading Criteria:
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7. Coherence (1 point each)
Yes or NO
1. Does student have a clear Thesis statement?
2. Does Topic Sentence 1 relate to the Thesis Statement?
3. Does Topic Sentence 2 relate to the Thesis Statement?
4. Does Concrete Detail Sentence 1 support Topic Sentence 1?
5. Does Concrete Detail Sentence 2 support Topic Sentence 2?
6. Do Opinion Sentences support Topic Sentences 1 and 2
accordingly?
7. Does the Student come to a conclusion in the Closing
Sentence of each Paragraph?
8. Does the final paragraph come to a conclusion about the
Thesis Statement?

8. Grammar (1 point each)
Yes or NO
1. Does Student use Third Person?
2. Does Student avoid run on sentences?
3. Does Student use academic vocabulary?
4. Does Student use punctuation correctly most of the
time?
5. Does student capitalize correctly all of the time?

9. Format ( 1 point each)
Yes or No
1. Does student use Arial, font 12?
2. Does student have double space?
3. Did student indent the 1st line of each paragraph?
4. Does student have APA format margins
5. Does student have a header and pager number?
6. Does student have APA format in text citations?
7. Does student have a APA format References page?

10. *USE this GRADING CRITERIA to
get feed back you your
classmate (peer review)
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English Academia