An objective model for evaluating expository compositions is proposed in this article. The model requires that English composition instructors be cognizant of their instructional objectives and that they convey the criteria for a good essay to their students. The evaluation of compositions then is based on the manifestation of the stipulated…

The first and last essays of 209 randomly selected students who had received a passing grade in English Composition I at Bucks County Community College during Fall, 1976, were evaluated at the end of the semester by a committee of English teachers from other institutions. The committee assessed improvement in relation to several instructional…

A technique to help English as a second language students master the basic elements of expository prose is considered in terms of course objectives and the types of assignments used to accomplish them. A characteristic of many highly verbal students entering a college program is their propensity to "talk on paper" in an informal, ungrammatical,…