Grading Criteria
Consider the following criteria when developing the outline for your essay. These criteria will be applied when this assignment is graded.
Outline contains a thesis statement.
Outline contains a topic sentence for each of the three paragraphs of the body of the essay.
Transitions between paragraphs are evident and appropriate.
Contains three details for each topic sentence; details provide support of the related topic sentence.
Included in-text citations and references.
Outline contains concluding sentence, which restates the thesis in different words
