Grading Scale for Research Paper |
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Your research paper will be judged on the following criteria. |
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Grammar & Sentence Structure |
20 points |
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Paper is free of grammatical errors (15) |
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Sentences are complete and accurately punctuated (5) |
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Overall Paper Format (MLA) |
10 points |
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Page Format (5) |
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Title page, Actual Paper, Works Cited |
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Other formatting concerns (5) |
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Font size 12 |
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Use
Times New Roman, Arial or a font I approve |
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Stapled in Top Left Corner |
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One Inch Margins |
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Documentation Format (MLA) |
10 points |
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Accurate Parenthetical references (5) |
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Author and/or source introduced or referenced |
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Page number and punctuation |
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Works Cited Page (5) |
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Citation order, Punctuation, Indentation |
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Complete Information |
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Introduction, Support (Content), and Conclusion |
40 points |
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Introduction grabs the reader’s attention and guides the paper (10) |
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Support (20) |
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Sufficient background information included |
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Strong supporting evidence furthers the argument |
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Support is sufficiently detailed and logical |
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Concluding paragraph adequately sums up argument (10) |
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Quotes, Summaries and Paraphrases |
20 points |
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Quotes flow grammatically with surrounding text (5) |
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Quotes integrated within context of paragraph (5) |
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Quote is relevant or purposeful (5) |
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Absence of plagiarism (excessiveness may equal F) (5) |
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