an argument for same sex marriage

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THIS CHECKLIST GOES ON THE LAST PAGE

Argumentative Essay Checklist

•  Did you use research material in this assignment?  Research is REQUIRED for this assignment.
• Do you have a Works Cited page at the end of your essay with the title Works Cited?
• Do you have three appropriate sources (see the guidelines in this lesson) listed on the WC page?
• Are those three sources cited in the paper using either paraphrases or direct quotations?
• Have you used parenthetical references within the text to show that you are paraphrasing or quoting?
• Does the word/name in each parenthetical reference match the first word/name in the corresponding WC entry?
• Does the outline appear in the same file as the essay itself (it should)? Is it the first page in the document? (It should be.)
• Is the outline page numbering different than your text pages?  Outlines use lowercase Roman numerals (i, ii, iii), while text pages use Arabic numerals. 
• Are your last name and page number in the header (inside of the margin), NOT in the text?  See the information under Instructor’s Notes, examples in your textbook, examples online from Diana Hacker, and youtube (for specific instructions using your version of your word processing program).
• Does your thesis appear in the outline AND in the introduction? Is it the same thesis?
•  Does the thesis state the argument the essay will make?
• Is the file properly named, as advised on Bb? (yourlastnameARGUEdraft)
• REMOVE all FIRST and SECOND person pronouns (no you, I, me, my, your, etc.).  Remove all commands, too.
• Does the method of organization suit the arguments you are presenting?
• Does the essay refer to itself?  (For example, are you writing lines like, “In this essay I will . . .?  If so, remove them.)
• Have you checked MLA format for proper margins (one inch all around--pre-formatted settings sometimes use 1.5 inches on the side, so be sure to double check), heading information, header placement, font, font size, outline structure, etc.?  Your grammar handbook has an example for you, as does Bb. 
• Did you run spellcheck?
• Does your conclusion make a so what point?
• Have you met the minimum word requirement?
• Have all contractions been removed?   (This is a formal essay.)
• Does the essay have logical transitions throughout?
• Are all of your sentences in each paragraph in the subject + verb sentence structure?  If so, review the grammar handbook's chapter on coordination and subordination in order to avoid choppiness.