HW

Week Three Essay Checklist

Item #

Criteria

Yes

No

1

I have reviewed the rubric and instructions to be sure that I have met minimum requirements.

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o

2

The submission is 1000 words (body material only).

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o

3

The paper follows the following format: cover page in 7th edition APA, body material, and reference page. No abstract is included.

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o

4

The paper does not use section headers. Instead, it uses topic sentences to transition from one paragraph to the next.

o

o

5

The essay contains at least one scholarly source (or other pre-approved sources).

o

o

6

Page 2 begins with the title in bold as per 7th edition APA.

o

o

7

The introductory section includes the thesis statement.

o

o

8

Topic sentences begin each paragraph

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o

9

The conclusion includes a restated thesis statement as the first sentence but different in language from the original thesis statement.

o

o

10

Sources are properly cited.

o

o

11

The selected reading is quoted and/or paraphrased for support

o

o

12

The reference page is alphabetized; citations match the reference page entries.

o

o

13

Citations match the reference page entries.

o

o

14

References are formatted properly according to 7th edition APA.

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o

15

References use a hanging indention and double spacing.

o

o

16

The paper is formatted per 7th edition APA (one-inch margins, half-inch indentions for new paragraphs, double spacing, etc.).

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o

17

The paper uses academic language only.

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o