Thesis
_____ The thesis is clear and controversial.
_____ The thesis is the last sentence of the first paragraph.
_____ It includes “should” or “should not” phrasing.
_____ It is underlined.
Organization
_____The paper is clearly organized into introduction, body 1, body 2, body 3, body 4, and conclusion.
_____The four body paragraphs have a topic sentence that indicates a point of argument.
_____The fourth body paragraph is a refutation.
_____No topic sentence has a quotation or citation.
Evidence
_____The paper uses three strong points of rational and logical evidence for body1-3 with proper MLA in-text citation.
_____The paper demonstrates adequate investigation and understanding; it does not just give information.
_____The paper uses facts and opinions of experts who are clearly identified in the body 1-4.
_____The subject is reasonably covered in approximately 800 words.
Form
_____The paper has the proper MLA information in the upper left hand corner of the first page.
_____The paper has a header in the upper right hand corner with student’s last name and page number.
_____The paper is double spaced only with no extra spacing on any pages.
_____The paper has one inch margins.
_____All information from a source is cited; including summarized, paraphrased, and quoted material.
_____The paper includes a minimum of four sources on a Works Cited page and references to those four sources throughout the essay.
_____No source is cited more than three times.
_____The citations are correct according to MLA format.
_____No sentence both begins and ends with a quotation mark; all quotes are worked smoothly into the text using introductory sentences and proper punctuation.
_____Works Cited is at the top center of the page.
_____All citations follow proper MLA format.
_____All citation entries are in alphabetical order by either author’s last name or by title of the article.
_____Each line is correctly indented (hanging indent).
_____Only cited material is listed—Works Cited entries and in-text citations match exactly.
_____Sources are current—within the last 3 years.
Grammar and Mechanics
_____I have carefully proofread my paper at least 3 times for errors listed on the Essay Evaluation Guide sheet.
Submission
_____I have submitted my paper to Smartthinking and made necessary changes based on the results.
_____I have submitted my paper to Blackboard.
Argumentative Essay Checklist
Thesis
_____
The thesis is clear and controversial.
_____ The thesis is the last sentence of the first paragraph.
_____ It includes “should” or “should not” phrasing.
_____ It is underlined.
Organization
_____The paper is
clearly organized into introduction, body 1, body 2, body 3, body 4, and conclusion.
_____The four body paragraphs have a topic sentence that indicates a point of argument.
_____The fourth body paragraph is a refutation.
_____No topic sentence has a quo
tation or citation.
Evidence
_____The paper uses three strong points of
rational and logical evidence for body1
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3 with proper MLA
in
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text citation.
_____The paper demonstrates adequate investigation and understanding; it does not just give
information.
_____The paper uses facts and opinions of experts who are clearly identified in the body 1
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4.
_____The subject is reasonably covered in approximately 800 words.
Form
_____The paper has the proper MLA information in the upper left hand corner of the firs
t page.
_____The paper has a header in the upper right hand corner with student’s last name and page number.
_____The paper is double spaced only with no extra spacing on any pages.
_____The paper has one inch margins.
_____All information from a sour
ce is cited; including summarized, paraphrased, and quoted material.
_____The paper includes a minimum of four sources on a Works Cited page and references to those four
sources throughout the essay.
_____
No source is cited more than three times.
Argumentative Essay Checklist
Thesis
_____ The thesis is clear and controversial.
_____ The thesis is the last sentence of the first paragraph.
_____ It includes “should” or “should not” phrasing.
_____ It is underlined.
Organization
_____The paper is clearly organized into introduction, body 1, body 2, body 3, body 4, and conclusion.
_____The four body paragraphs have a topic sentence that indicates a point of argument.
_____The fourth body paragraph is a refutation.
_____No topic sentence has a quotation or citation.
Evidence
_____The paper uses three strong points of rational and logical evidence for body1-3 with proper MLA
in-text citation.
_____The paper demonstrates adequate investigation and understanding; it does not just give
information.
_____The paper uses facts and opinions of experts who are clearly identified in the body 1-4.
_____The subject is reasonably covered in approximately 800 words.
Form
_____The paper has the proper MLA information in the upper left hand corner of the first page.
_____The paper has a header in the upper right hand corner with student’s last name and page number.
_____The paper is double spaced only with no extra spacing on any pages.
_____The paper has one inch margins.
_____All information from a source is cited; including summarized, paraphrased, and quoted material.
_____The paper includes a minimum of four sources on a Works Cited page and references to those four
sources throughout the essay.
_____No source is cited more than three times.
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