Hi everyone!
In today’s post I am going to share with you my last minute (academic) essay check list. This check list is for an argumentative essay which would be about 2000 words long and would require using sources. I use this PowerPoint check list as a last minute revision. This would be part of a last revision before submission. It is supposed to be used as a self check/ evaluation PowerPoint, but could also be used as a Peer evaluation check list. This can be used for a 90 minute session. You can spend about 15 minutes on each slide or go through the whole PPT and check/ monitor as students work through the questions.
Material/ props
Students will need to bring in their laptops or paper copies of their drafts.
The Checklist
I have focused on different areas. I look at:
- what should be in an introduction/ conclusion
- what should be in a paragraph/ argument
- what a counterargument is and its rebuttal
- Sources and reference list (we are using the Harvard Style, so that is what is on my slides)
- language (academic vs. non academic)
- plagiarism
Useful online tools (to be used during the session)
Academic word list highlighter (I would suggest ticking number 10, so as to get as many ‘academic words’ as possible).
Anglia Ruskin Harvard Referencing page (although most university libraries do have their own helpful information page when it comes to referencing systems).
Bear in mind that essays may differ and you may not need all the elements I have focused on in my check list. Feel free to adapt and tailor based on your students needs.
Do you have any suggestions? Let me know how this went. Don’t forget to follow my blog or like my Facebook page, so you can get notifications about when I post. I have a few more checklist/ self evaluation posts coming soon.
Till next time….
Jo
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