RESEARCH PAPER GOODIES

RESEARCH PAPER CHECKLIST!

1. Does your audience understand your writing? Your editors need to be specific why or why not your writing is clear.
2. Can readers read your sentence structure easily? Your editors need to clarify what will make your sentences easier to understand.
3. Are all of your words spelled correctly? Make sure you find editors that help you!
4. Are all of your sentences punctuated correctly?
5. Are you using correct grammar?
6. Are you including evidence (reasons, details, facts) from your credible sources to support your ideas and thesis? Make sure your editors give you support with this, and they are specific in their critique.
7. Is your writing descriptive? Can readers picture what you have written?
8. Is your writing paraphrased?
9. Is your paper in MLA (Modern Language Association) format? Times New Roman, size 12 font, double spaced.
10. Are your sources cited throughout your paper in MLA?

Rubric for Research Paper

1 Point = The author needs to establish goals in the practice of editing and revising. The writing had many mistakes, and the ideas are not clear, concise, and organized, so the writing was hard to read and follow. There was little or no support for arguments/thesis. If required, there was little or no credible sources cited, and the bibliography ( if included) was presented with little or no sources and was not in proper MLA format.

2 Points = The writing is a little clear, but there are still too many mistakes that make the writing difficult to understand and read. There is some support for arguments, but not enough to clearly understand or prove ideas/thesis. There needs to be more editing and revision. The writing was in MLA format for most of the paper. If needed, sources were cited for most statements, and a bibliography was presented in MLA format.

3 Points = The author shows some strength as a writer by having mostly clear, concise sentences. The format is MLA. The writing needs more precise editing and revision to prevent all mistakes. The writing needs more description, evidence, and support in order to convey arguments clearly. Also, sources are cited properly and a bibliography if presented in MLA format.

4 Points = The author shows strength in writing overall. The piece is easy to understand and makes sense all the way through. There are very little or no mistakes, and the writing shows support for ideas/arguments. Details and descriptions are evident and they strengthen ideas/argument. It is in MLA format. If required, sources are consistently cited throughout paper, and a bibliography is presented in MLA format.