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CHECKLIST
YOU MAY PRINT A COPY OF THE CHECKLIST OR YOU MAY PICK UP COPIES AT THE LEARNING CENTER, ROOM 237, IN THE FRICK CENTER.
| REVISE | LEAVE AS IS | |
| A. STRUCTURE OF PAPER | ||
| clear purpose | ||
| introduction of thesis(generates audience interest) | ||
| understandable thesis | ||
| adequate support for thesis | ||
| appropriate evidence | ||
| logically organized argument | ||
| transitions between paragraphs | ||
| concluding statement(s) | ||
| B. DOCUMENTATION | ||
| use of direct quotes/paraphrase | ||
| full citations | ||
| use of primary sources | ||
| use of secondary sources | ||
| adequate number of sources | ||
| variety of sources | ||
| appropriate author qualifications | ||
| C. EDITING | ||
| spelling | ||
| punctuation | ||
| verb tense | ||
| subject/verb agreement | ||
| fragments | ||
| comma splices | ||
| pronoun agreement | ||
| parallelism | ||
| word choice | ||
| conciseness | ||
| D. FORMAT Follow instructor's format as presented for the asssignment. If there is no format, use this checklist as a guide. |
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| title page | ||
| table of contents | ||
| page numbers | ||
| running head | ||
| abstract | ||
| bibliography or works cited | ||
| appendix(if needed) |
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