RESEARCH
FEEDBACK SHEET NAME_________________________________________
NOTE:
Any item followed by a * is unrevisable.
Content—10 points
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Deductions |
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Effective
Argumentative Title |
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Introduction
(including stated or implied thesis) |
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Coherence
of Body (paper is understandable and meaningful) |
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Unity
of Body (paper maintains singular focus of thesis or question and moves
toward this end) |
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Tone
(voice is academically appropriate and not too casual) |
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Conclusion
(appropriate restatement of main points without repetition) |
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External Organization and Assignment
Guidelines—10 points
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Electronic
submission |
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1250-1500
words of research text |
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Appropriate
font and point size; minimum use of italic or underlining for emphasis |
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Left-justify entire research document; one-inch margins
throughout all pages |
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Double-spacing; pages numbered appropriately in upper
right-hand corner |
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Cover
page with title; name, course name, instructor’s name, submission date, word
count |
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Paper
stapled; no paper clips, folders or external covers |
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Diction and Mechanics—10 points
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Point
of View |
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Agreement |
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Punctuation |
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Capitalization |
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Proofreading |
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Sentence
Construction |
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Research and MLA Documentation—10 points
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ALL
BORROWED SOURCE MATERIAL CREDITED TO ORIGINAL AUTHOR |
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Assimilation
of sources (introduce and interpret every piece of external information used) |
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Minimum
five credible secondary sources |
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Attach
photocopies of all secondary sources with all citations highlighted |
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Concession
and rebuttal of any secondary opinions cited (paragraphs end with your
comments) |
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“3-to-1”
ratio (entire paper must range from 20% to 30% secondary source information) |
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Application
of MLA style of documentation (minimal reference to appropriate documentation
style) |
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Parenthetical
citations include only the author’s last name and a page number (or portion
of title as appropriate); no date and no comma or other marks inside
parenthesis; period follows citations used in the body of the text |
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Block
indent long quotations (start on a new line, indent two tabs—one inch, do not
use quotation marks, follow quotation with a period, provide the
parenthetical citation) |
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Works
Cited entries each begin at left margin; subsequent lines indented one tab
space (half inch) |
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Works
Cited entries organized alphabetically by last name of the first author (or
editor) listed on the source (do not rearrange names as they appear on the
original source) |
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Use
only one city in Works Cited entry |
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Use
correct punctuation within Works Cited entries according to MLA |
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When
using more than one book by the same author, substitute 3 dashes (---) for
the name each time after the first time, then list alphabetically by the
titles |
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Titles
of books or periodicals are underlined |
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Titles
of articles from periodicals or titles of essays from books appear in
quotation marks |
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Two
dates for online source entries (date of publication / revision and the date
of access) |
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All
entries must identify source, not merely a web pageMust
name a newspaper, magazine, website, or e-text book and document accordingly;
the “internet” itself is not a source |
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PAPER GRADE
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