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Appendix B: Use This Form to Review the Description

Overall: To what extend does the description achieve its purpose?

It partially This
achieves its description
purpose, but achieves its
It does not
learners or purpose.
achieve the
readers would Learners or
purpose at all
still have readers could
difficulty using achieve their
it. goals with it.
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Did you include the parts of a description?

Introduction Gain the audience's attention ☐ Yes ☐ No
Clearly state the purpose ☐ Yes ☐ No
Name the supporting points ☐ Yes ☐ No
Body Include a separate section (paragraph) for ☐ Yes ☐ No
each supporting point
Clearly present the concept ☐ Yes ☐ No
Use analogies ☐ Yes ☐ No
Use examples ☐ Yes ☐ No
Summary Restate the main point. ☐ Yes ☐ No
Restate the supporting points. ☐ Yes ☐ No
State where to find additional information ☐ Yes ☐ No
Overall Refer to at least 3 sources? ☐ Yes ☐ No
Are at least 1 of those sources peer- ☐ Yes ☐ No
reviewed?
Are at least 1 of those sources ☐ Yes ☐ No
professional?
Document the sources of information? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Writing and structure

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Language ☐ Too simple ☐ Right level ☐ Too technical
Tone ☐ Appropriate ☐ Inappropriate
Quantity of technical ☐ Too little ☐ Just right ☐ Too much
information
Quality of technical ☐ Extremely ☐ Credible ☐ Questionable
information credible
Organization ☐ Easy to follow ☐ Difficult to
follow

Language, style, and related issues

Active voice? ☐ OK ☐ Needs improvement
Verboseness ☐ OK ☐ Needs improvement
Punctuation? ☐ OK ☐ Needs improvement
Precision of language? ☐ OK ☐ Needs improvement
Grammar ☐ OK ☐ Needs improvement
Agreement? ☐ OK ☐ Needs improvement
Tense? ☐ OK ☐ Needs improvement
Person? ☐ OK ☐ Needs improvement
Sexist language? ☐ OK ☐ Needs improvement
Other issues

Page design and formatting, and references

Use subheads to differentiate the parts of the ☐ Yes ☐ No
description?
Double-space all text in the description? ☐ Yes ☐ No
Acknowledge ideas and text from other sources in text? ☐ OK ☐ Needs
improvement
Include cited material in the list of references at the end ☐ OK ☐ Needs
improvement

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