Smoking in public. arguments essay

Proofreading Checklist for ENG 95 ARGUMENT ESSAY

1. Essay

_____Times New Roman, 12 PT font, double spaced, NO extra spacing between paragraphs, 1” margins (all)

_____Introduction paragraph should introduce the thesis, along with the necessary background/history

_____Topic sentence to summarize entire paragraph (all body paragraphs)

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_____Transition sentence (end of paragraph) to develop the relationship between paragraphs

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_____Basic paragraph structure should be met; minimum of 5 sentences for each paragraph

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_____Conclusion paragraph should restate thesis, summarize the main points of the argument

_____Refuted opposing argument (AT LEAST ONCE)

_____Followed Rule of 4 for all in-text citations and cited correctly (Author, year, [page # if quote])

_____Source 1 _____ Source 2 _____ Source 3

_____Source 1B _____ Source 2B _____ Source 3B

2. References page

_____References (title) is centered (Times New Roman, 12 PT font)- not bold, underlined, or colored

_____Alphabetized by authors’ last names

_____Hanging indents

_____Citation is done in APA format for specific type of source- must check sources individually, but should include author names,

date of publication, title of article, title of periodical, volume number, issue number, and page numbers

Rule of 4 for each citation Dos- Must introduce, Give information and in-text citation, Relate back to thesis, Transition to next idea Don’ts- Cannot start paragraph, Cannot end paragraph, Cannot be used back-to-back, Cannot use in conclusion