GRADING SYMBOLS

Joy Passanante

good  g   or G

excellent   exc

interesting/provocative/food for thought   int or prov

does not work for this reader /reconsider  ?

details   dets

specifics   spec

diction   dict

syntax   syn

comma splice   cs

sentence fragment    fr

usage   u

punctuation problem   p

use lower case    lc

capitalize   [three underlines]  

faulty parallelism    //

passive voice   pass

use a more interesting or appropriate verb  v?

wordy   wdy

delete, not necessary   [ ]

reconsider conclusion   concl

tense  T

repetitious, redundant  rep

exemplify   ex

characterization  char

cliché  cli

make more specific  ms

use a more precise word or phrase   mp

use a stronger verb   sv

tighten language   ti

line breaks  lb

sounds/music of language  soun

rhyme   rhy

rhythm/meter  rhyth

assonance   asson

alliteration   allit

modifier problem  mod