| ASSIGNMENT 1 The Park Paper | POSSIBLE | POINTS |
| | POINTS | EARNED |
| THE 5 MAJOR SECTIONS OF AN ESSAY |
| 1. Title Page |
| Title of the Paper - Is your title captivating and descriptive? | 2 |
| Author's Name/ (You) | 2 |
| Class Name and Number + Institution (CSU) | 2 |
| Page Header (flush left) + Page Number (flush right) | 2 |
| Image/Graphic (this is not required by APA but I require you to have one) | 2 |
| 2. Introduction | 2 |
| 3. Body | 2 |
| 3. Conclusion | 2 |
| 4. References | 4 |
| GENERAL APA GUIDELINES |
| Double-spaced text | 2 |
| 1" margins | 2 |
| 12 pt font (APA recommends Times New Roman Font, but you may use another font) | 2 |
| Page Header / Running Head - on each page (flush left) | 2 |
| Page Number - on each page (flush right) | 2 |
| REFERENCES |
| Proper Format - (see APA guidelines) Are your references properly cited including your images? | 10 |
| Minimum of 5 Parks - Did you write about 5 different parks and did you define each park type |
| according to the National Recreation and Park Association's classification system? (Jared's Paper) | 10 |
| Minimum 5 Separate Sources of Information (at least 2 sources should be primary source resources, not just a website) | 10 | | I will count a map from the Cleveland Public Library as a primary resource. |
| WRITING STYLE + OVERALL PRESENTATION |
| Writing Style - Is your paper creatively written, interesting to read, and orderly? Does it flow? | 20 |
| Overall Presentation - Is your paper interesting to look at? Did you include images? | 10 |
| Grammar + Spelling | 10 |
| FINAL GRADE | 100 | 0 |
| APA FORMAT INFORMATION |
| For Information about APA format click below or look in the Writing Resources folder on Blackboard |
| Purdue Online Writing Lab |
| RESOURCES |
| Primary source materials are resources other than a website. Journal articles and digitized books |
| can count as primary resource materials for this paper, but I also encourage you to visit the library. |
| Diane's Research Guide |
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