II.    Roman Numbers May Vary

III.             Double space between Roman numbers

X.                 Conclusion (last topic on your outline)

Body of Paper

First Page

Centered one third (1/3) down the page – Title of the Paper

Indent – begin first paragraph (which happens to be the introduction)

Do not put extra spaces between paragraphs – Just indent

The entire paper is to be double-spaced.

The body of the paper is to be from five  (5) to seven (7) pages long.

The body of your paper must follow the outline (order)

Page Numbering

Do not number page one  (1)

Do not number the Cover Sheet

Do not number the Outline Page

Do not number the Works Cited page

Succeeding Pages

Upper right corner – last name and page

Textual notes

Need at least three (3) – five (5) preferred

Works Cited Page

Centered on top of page “Works Cited”

You may attach pictures to your paper, but these must be after the “Works Cited page.

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4 - flows smoothly and logically / good use of transitions

3 - organized but may be repetitious or rambling

2 - very repetitious , rambles, no concrete structure

1 - paragraph length - more information need

SENTENCE STRUCTURE

4 - mature sentences

3 - vary sentence beginnings

2 - fragment, run-on, and awkward sentences

1 - seems right out of source

ERRORS, CAPS, SPELLING, PUNCTUATION

4 - relatively error free

3 - few spelling errors

2 - distracting errors

1 - too many spelling, punctuation errs, contractions, abbreviations

TEXTUAL NOTES

4 - amount - one note for each resource / correct form

3 - amount correct / form error

2 - amount incorrect / correct form

1 - amount incorrect but attempt made

0 - no attempt / completely incorrect

WORKS CITED

4 - alphabetical order / mechanics correct / acceptable amount

3 - alphabetical order / minor mechanics error

2 - no alphabetical order / mechanics correct or minor errors

1 - distracting, major errors, not enough sources

MISCELLANEOUS

Neat

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