Grading Rubric: Assignment 1: Is the Talmud a Hypertext?

Author: XXX
Title: XXX

Summary

Strengths

Weaknesses

Syntax

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Style

Audience

In this essay, you were to address a ``Web-literate'' audience who might not know about other definitions of hypertext and almost certainly don't know what the Talmud is. Have you acknowledged this audience (for example, by defining the talmud)?

Structure

This is a summary of my impression of the structure of your argument and my notes on the quality of that structure.

Transitions

Miscellaneous

Substance

Thesis

We spent a lot of time (individually and in the group) talking about good thesis statements. I looked for a thesis statement that something significant, more than just ``The Talmud is (not) a hypertext''.

Counter-Arguments

I asked you to consider at least one counter-argument to your claim. This might have been an argument for the opposing claim or an identification of a weakness in your own claim.

Miscellaneous

Stuff

Draft Comments

We spent some time going over your drafts. Are there comments I made during those meetings that you ignored or applied inappropriately?

Miscellaneous