American Military History - Term Paper

Criteria

Description

Points

Thesis

Does the paper have a clear, plausible thesis statement?

5

Argument and Organization

Is the paper clearly written with original, well organized, and logical arguments?

20

Research

Is the thesis supported with at least

20

· Six primary sources (letters, diaries, publications, etc.) related to the issue. 

· Additional secondary sources (exclusive of the course texts) that further develop the thesis. Wikipedia, and other encyclopedic sources, are NOT acceptable academic sources.

Credibility of Sources

Were credible academic sources used?

5

Documentation

Is the paper written in Chicago Style with information from primary and secondary sources sufficiently documented with numerical footnotes at the bottom of the page?  (Not the APA/MLA parenthetical Author/Date style embedded in the body of the paper.)

20

Quality of Writing

Is the paper free of spelling, punctuation, grammatical and other mechanical errors?

10

Format

Is the paper properly formatted according to the syllabus requirements?  (Double spaced, with a cover page, 1” margins, and 12 pt. font.)

5

Length

Is the paper at least 10 full pages but no more than 15 pages of text (excluding cover and bibliography) with approximately 250 words/page?

5

Bibliography

Does the paper include a list of sources in CMS format?

10

Punctuality

Was the paper submitted on time?  (10% penalty for each day late)

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