Essay Comments -- A Guide

• + = this indicates you did something well. Will usually be used in combination with another symbol.
• ** if there is not a + symbol with the letters below, it means there is a problem that needs to be addressed **
• A = awkward (a phrase or sentence is written in an odd way, making it difficult to understand)
• B = background (background information)
• D = use of document(s)
• E = explain
• F = facts
• G = geography
• Lg = logic (How does one idea or fact relate to another idea or fact?)
• Li = list (you're just writing a list of facts with no explanation)
• S = so what? (you need to explain to the reader why this information is relevant to your thesis)
• T = transition (moving smoothly and logically from one idea to the next)
• V = vague (the opposite of specific or clear)
• W = writing (as in mechanics or structure)
• X = explain
• Y = why?