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Print this document and bring it to class with five copies of your essay.
The essay should be complete, with title page, running header, and title centered on the first line of page 2.
The essay should have quotations, paraphrases and APA in-text citations and References page.
The essay should not be a first draft. It must be carefully proofread.
Please print and bring the sources to class, or at least the parts you used from the longer sources.
In class, work on one essay at a time. Distribute the copies of the essay to the group. Each student reads, marks and corrects the essay. When every student is finished reading the essay, the group as a whole completes this worksheet. The author of the essay writes down the answers to the worksheet questions. The completed worksheet must be submitted in a folder with one edited draft, the final essay, and the other assignments.
The group should discuss the following questions and offer suggestions for improving the essay. The author of the essay should write the answers and suggestions down on a separate sheet to be submitted with the finished essay.
1. Is the introduction interesting? Does it get your attention and make you want to read the essay? Watch out for excessively general statements and cliches. Make sure the introduction gets quickly to the point.
2. Does the introduction introduce the topic? Briefly describe the debate? Briefly state the main argument of each side in the debate? Include a thesis indicating what side of debate the (student) author is supporting? Is the thesis debatable?
3. Are the different positions in the debate clear?
4. Does the essay include the main arguments of each side in the debate? Does the essay show some of the evidence used to back up the various arguments?
5. Is the essay well organized? Does it have a beginning, middle and end? Does one paragraph seem to lead to the next paragraph? Is the information presented in a logical order?
6. Do the paragraphs begin with a topic sentence which states the idea of the paragraph? Do the sentences in the paragraph support the topic sentence? Do all the sentences in the paragraph pertain to the topic sentence?
7. Does the essay include the right amount of quotation? Make sure there is not too much quotation.
8. Does author quote interesting and striking language to make important points? Do not quote to make obvious points.
9. Are all the paraphrases completely transformed? You must change the sentence structure; you must not just substitute synonyms.
10. In at least a few paragraphs, does the author refer to more than one source? Comparing or contrasting authors in a paragraph improves the essay.
11. Are all quotes and paraphrases correctly introduced and punctuated?
12. Are all the quotations and paraphrases correctly cited?
13. Does the essay come to a clear conclusion? Are the author's conclusions interesting and logical? Does the author support his or her thesis (from the introduction)? Does the author continue to refer to the sources in the conclusion do justify his or her thesis?
Font: 12 pt. Times New Roman
text double spaced
proper margins
Running header--short title, five spaces, page number (title page is page 1)
title page:
APA references page with hanging indents
The essay should be complete, with title page, running header, and title centered on the first line of page 2.
The essay should have quotations, paraphrases and APA in-text citations and References page.
The essay should not be a first draft. It must be carefully proofread.
Please print and bring the sources to class, or at least the parts you used from the longer sources.
In class, work on one essay at a time. Distribute the copies of the essay to the group. Each student reads, marks and corrects the essay. When every student is finished reading the essay, the group as a whole completes this worksheet. The author of the essay writes down the answers to the worksheet questions. The completed worksheet must be submitted in a folder with one edited draft, the final essay, and the other assignments.
The group should discuss the following questions and offer suggestions for improving the essay. The author of the essay should write the answers and suggestions down on a separate sheet to be submitted with the finished essay.
1. Is the introduction interesting? Does it get your attention and make you want to read the essay? Watch out for excessively general statements and cliches. Make sure the introduction gets quickly to the point.
2. Does the introduction introduce the topic? Briefly describe the debate? Briefly state the main argument of each side in the debate? Include a thesis indicating what side of debate the (student) author is supporting? Is the thesis debatable?
3. Are the different positions in the debate clear?
4. Does the essay include the main arguments of each side in the debate? Does the essay show some of the evidence used to back up the various arguments?
5. Is the essay well organized? Does it have a beginning, middle and end? Does one paragraph seem to lead to the next paragraph? Is the information presented in a logical order?
6. Do the paragraphs begin with a topic sentence which states the idea of the paragraph? Do the sentences in the paragraph support the topic sentence? Do all the sentences in the paragraph pertain to the topic sentence?
7. Does the essay include the right amount of quotation? Make sure there is not too much quotation.
8. Does author quote interesting and striking language to make important points? Do not quote to make obvious points.
9. Are all the paraphrases completely transformed? You must change the sentence structure; you must not just substitute synonyms.
10. In at least a few paragraphs, does the author refer to more than one source? Comparing or contrasting authors in a paragraph improves the essay.
11. Are all quotes and paraphrases correctly introduced and punctuated?
12. Are all the quotations and paraphrases correctly cited?
13. Does the essay come to a clear conclusion? Are the author's conclusions interesting and logical? Does the author support his or her thesis (from the introduction)? Does the author continue to refer to the sources in the conclusion do justify his or her thesis?
Check the Format
Font: 12 pt. Times New Roman
text double spaced
proper margins
Running header--short title, five spaces, page number (title page is page 1)
title page:
- proper title capitalization
- proper title format (no underline, etc.)
- class and section: Research and Writing 303 CD or EF1
- professor's name: Professor Mendelsohn
- full date: January 1, 2007
APA references page with hanging indents
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