PROGRESS REPORT

Assignment: Write a progress report on your own writing development since the beginning of the semester and research project during the present quarter. Your report should be approximately two typed pages with at least five different sections not including the report heading.

Be sure to include the following parts:

1. Report Heading (similar to memo) TO: Instructor FROM:_(your name) DATE: January 11 through March 31, 19xx.

SUBJECT: Progress Report on Research Project, etc. ________

2. Introduction Begin with a statement that explains why you are writing this report. State background and goals/purpose of project, completion date, any special requirements that must be met.

3. Work Completed Specify the classes attended, missed, papers and reports that have already been submitted and returned to you, research completed, etc.

4. Present Status What has been your overall achievement in English 103 so far? What have you accomplished on your research report at this time? Be as specific as possible.

5. Work Remaining Give an idea of what work you still need to complete and when you must do it. You may list work you must do to complete the course by weeks or days, for instance. Estimate how much time you should allot for completing the work. Indicate final deadline. What do you need to work on further? Is there work that you still need to accomplish in your writing skills development? Etc.

7. Conclusion Mention what you may have gained so far from the research project and/or class. Note any problems or difficulties that you have encountered. Summarize the importance of completing the project.

NOTE: Each of the different parts, except for the report heading (To, From, etc.), should be separate paragraphs indicated by a legend such as Introduction. Underline, capitalize, or bold out headings to make them stand out.

EXAMPLE: INTRODUCTION or Introduction or Introduction

Proofread carefully. Write good sentences and use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

This report is due__/__/__

PROGRESS REPORT

(Evaluation--Enclose with your report)

1. Did you begin your report with a statement that clearly conveys its purpose to the reader?
1. Do you have at least five different sections (besides your heading) that relate some significant information needed about your progress in your research assignment/writing development?
1. Have you paragraphed appropriately? Do you have sufficient content in your paragraphs/sections?
1. Have you double-checked all data like figures, dates, etc.?
1. Is your report concise and to the point?
1. Have you used headings whenever feasible to organize and categorize information for your reader? Did you set these headings apart with bold face, capitals, underlining, etc.?
1. Does your conclusion clearly end your report?
1. Did you proofread and edit carefully? Use standard grammar/mechanics? Correct spelling?

Scoring Rubric for

Composition 103 (Report Writing) Reports

6= 100 points 4= 60 points 2= 20 points

5= 80 points 3= 40 points 1= 0 points

6–Superior

• Clear subject and thesis (purpose statement)
• Focused, unified, and coherent organization.
• Excellent document formatting
• Fully developed and detailed content that demonstrates good reasoning
• Shows an obvious awareness of audience
• Evidences superior control of diction, sentence variety, and transitions
• Acceptable college-level grammar, mechanics and usage with only a few minor flaws

5–Strong

• Clearly addresses the subject and thesis (purpose statement)
• Is effectively organized.
• Competent document formatting
• Is well-developed, with supporting details that most of the time demonstrate critical thinking
• Awareness of audience
• Demonstrates control of diction, sentence variety, and transition
• Acceptable college-level grammar, mechanics and usage with only a few flaws

4–Competent

• Adequately addresses the subject but may not always make his/her main point clear
• Is organized, but some parts may not seem well connected
• Sketchy document formatting
• Is adequately developed, with some detail, but support may not always be strong and clear or demonstrate sound reasoning
• Some awareness of audience
• Demonstrates competent writing, but some sentences may lack variety and diction may be imprecise in areas
• May have some flaws in grammar, mechanics and usage

3–Weak

• May distort or neglect important elements/issues dealing with the subject; may be too simplistic or stereotypical in thought
• May demonstrate problems in organization
• Defective document format
• May have generalizations without supporting detail or detail without generalizations; may be undeveloped; may show a lack of critical thinking
• Lack of audience awareness
• May show patterns of flaws in language and syntax; confused words
• Grammar, mechanics and usage may not conform to conventions of standard English, distracting the reader from the content

2–Inadequate

• Thesis and subject are very fuzzy; paper seems unfocused, vague and unreasoned
• Will demonstrate serious inadequacy in one or more of the areas specified for the 3 paper
• Simple words are frequently misspelled

1–Incompetent

• Failed attempts to fulfill the requirements of the assignment
• Deliberately off-topic papers
• Paper so incompletely developed as to suggest or demonstrate incompetence.
• Paper wholly incompetent mechanically