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Diagnostic Essay Feedback

Published on Nov 19, 2015

This is class feedback for the grade nine English diagnostic essay.

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Class Feedback

on the ENG1D1 diagnostic essay
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Good News!

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The majority of students...
-followed instructions
-completed the process steps
-wrote three paragraphs

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MINOR ERRORS

included...
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Remembering spaces after periods and commas

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Forgetting that
"a lot"
is two words

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Joining two sentences
with a comma

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Not spelling numbers
below one hundred

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Using second person ("you")

The essay should use first person ("I")
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Not capitalizing "I"

"i" by itself is always wrong
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Using and, but, or, etc.
(conjunctions)
to begin sentences

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Avoid Stating The Following Words (in your essay):
thesis, essay, arguments, quote, etc.

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MAJOR ERRORS

included
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Combining the three arguments and the thesis into one sentence.

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Not using specific evidence (events, experiences, etc.) in your arguments

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Forgetting

Transition Words (First, Next, Therefore, etc.)
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Not explaining and connecting your evidence back to the thesis

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Remember...

it is a diagnostic essay
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Don't Be Upset

We're here to help each other.
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Mr. Schellenberg