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MECHANICS
______ 1,500 word length (excluding bibliography)
______ Double spaced between paragraphs
______ Paper is spell checked
______ Paper is proofread in addition to being spell checked
______ Paper is turned in on time
CONTENT AND STYLE
______ Appropriate "media controversy" topic
______ Paper is organized and labeled in the requested 5-part format
______ MLA style in-text parenthetical citations are used correctly (in other words, sources are cited within the paper in addition to within the works cited list)
______ All phrases, quotes and ideas from sources are attributed (VERY IMPORTANT)
______ Information is attributed to specific experts or research (i.e., no generalities such as "it is a well known fact that" or "people said" or "studies show" without including specifics)
______ Does not use the phrases "statistics prove" or "research proves" (instead uses "statistics/research reveals/indicates"
______ The writer's opinion is omitted from parts 1, 2 and 3
______ Parts 2 and 3 are of equal influence and depth
______ Parts 2 and 3 support their thesis statements (their sides of the controversy)
______ Parts 2 and 3 use quotes, attributions and examples from experts and research
______ Part 4 (writer's opinion) is supported by research findings
______ Rhetorical questions are kept to a minimum
______ Avoids unnecessary repetition and meaningless words
______ No incorrect facts
SOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
______ The bibliography includes at least seven sources
______ One source is the Rodman textbook
______ Two of the search tools -- Proquest, Infotrac, LexisNexis and/or EbsoHost -- are used to find at least two of the sources
______ Two sources are from 2006, 2007 and/or 2008
______ An encyclopedia is NOT used as a source
______ The bibliography is written in MLA style
______ For all sources, a separate short paragraph is included below the Works Cited list, giving a summary of the source (called an annotated bibliography).
______ For all Internet sources, the search tool and search terms are given in the Works Cited list.
______ One or more scholarly and/or academic journal(s) were used.
______ Other _______________________________________________________
EXTRA CREDIT:
______ Proof of using help from the Online Tutorial Center or Writing & Reading Center
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