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Prep Work for Research
Paper: source cards, note cards, outline
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No cards and/or outline
present; cards and/or outline do not meet minimum standards
or MLA format (3 source cards, 35 note cards); outline
missing most of key components of research
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Source and note cards
present, but do not meet minimum requirements OR do
not meet MLA format; outline missing key components
of research
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Source and note cards
meet requirements and MLA format with few errors; outline
contains key components of research with few errors
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Source and note cards
meet/exceed requirements and MLA format; outline contains
key components of research without errors
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Research Paper Content
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Content not consistent
with outline and/or out of order from outline; little
or no support/evidence documented in paper; no flow
in text; many errors in grammar and conventions
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Content not consistent
with the outline; support/evidence not documented well
and/or does not flow in paper; many errors in grammar
and conventions
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Content consistent
with outline; support/evidence well documented and flows
fairly well in paper; correct grammar and conventions
with few errors
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Content consistent
with outline and thoroughly detailed; support/evidence
well documented with exceptional flow in paper; correct
grammar and conventions with few errors
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MLA Format #1 (margins,
font, double spaced, headers, length)
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major errors in margins,
font style and/or size, DS, headers, and length
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errors in margins,
font style and/or size, DS, headers, and length
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1" margins, New Times
Roman size 12 font; DS, correct headers and title format,
3 typed pages
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1" margins; New Times
Roman size 12 font; correct headers and title format,
4 or more typed pages
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MLA Format #2 (parenthetical
citation, quotes and/or paraphrasing, works cited page)
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incorrect or no parenthetical
citation in the paper; incorrect paraphrasing and/or
plagiarized in the text; incorrect or no works cited
page; sources in the paper are not cited on works cited
page
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major errors in parenthetical
citation in the paper; incorrect use of paraphrasing
and quotes in the text; major errors in works cited
page; not all sources in paper are listed on works cited
page
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correct parenthetical
citation in the paper with minor errors; correct use
of paraphrasing and quotes in the text; correct works
cited page; all sources cited on works cited page present
in the paper
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correct parenthetical
citation in the paper; exceptional use of paraphrasing
and quotes in the text; correct works cited page; all
sources cited on works cited page present in the paper
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