Research the topic, incorporating sources I provide as well as sources they find within the library’s research databases.
• Draft an 8-10 page research paper on the topic.

students are to use two articles that I have provided for them
Dr. T. Anderson
English 341-D1

Research Paper
Grading Rubric
Student’s Name: Grade: _____/200

CONTENT (50 pts.)
Does the paper consist of 8-10 pages and 6-8 critical sources?
Are the sources academic or scholarly?
Does the paper adhere to MLA rules for heading and formatting?
Does the paper consist of an MLA Works Cited List?
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ORGANIZATION (50 pts.)
Does the paper consist of an argumentative thesis statement?
Is the thesis sentence clear and concise?
Is the thesis statement the last sentence of the first paragraph?
Does the paper follow the TSR (topic sentence, support, response) model?
Does the paper consist of separate paragraphs?
Does the paper adhere to the one subtopic per paragraph rule?
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SUPPORT (50 pts.)
Does the paper provide adequate support as it relates to the topic sentence within each paragraph?
Does the paper incorporate various types of support throughout, including quotes and paraphrases from sources, testimonies, analogies, comparison/ contrast, personal anecdotes, statistics, etc.?
Does the paper include parenthetical citations, which follow all quoted AND
paraphrased material?
Are the parenthetical citations within the paper correct according to MLA (NOT APA) citation rules?
Does the paper include an MLA Works Cited list that includes all sources cited parenthetically within the paper or are there discrepancies?
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GRAMMAR / MECHANICS (50 pts.)
Does the paper consist of grammatical / mechanical errors, such as comma slices, run-on sentences, sentence fragments, possessive apostrophe errors, subject/verb agreement errors, etc.?
Is the writing style clear and concise or wordy?
Does the student use vocabulary in its proper denotative and connotative context?
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