FIRST DRAFT CHECKLIST

Initial next to each item as you check your paper for it.

  1. TITLE PAGE: double spaced throughout
  2. TITLE PAGE: in the lower right hand corner I have my name, street address, city/state/zip, school, and grade all on separate lines and double spaced
  3. FORMAT: every character in my paper is Times New Roman.
  4. FORMAT: entire paper is double spaced.
  5. FORMAT: only third person (no I, me, you, we, us, etc.) in my paper.
  6. FORMAT: no contractions (i.e. can’t, won’t, they’re) in my paper.
  7. FORMAT: No sentences begin with AND or BUT.
  8. FIRST PARAGRAPH: thesis statement is in the first paragraph and it is not in the form of a question.
  9. FIRST PARAGRAPH: purpose is in the first paragraph and it does not say “The purpose of my project…”
  10. FORMAT: Every paragraph that I have written starts with my words (no citation) and ends with my words (no citation).
  11. LAST PARAGRAPH: is a summary of my research.
  12. LAST PARAGRAPH: includes my hypothesis.
  13. WORKS CITED: title is centered, not underlined, or in quotations.
  14. WORKS CITED: all entries are in alphabetical order
  15. WORKS CITED: all entries have no bullets or numbering
  16. WORKS CITED: used hanging indent and all lines are double paced.
  17. WORKS CITED: contains websites and they are all .edu, .gov, or websites I have gotten approved from Mrs. Brim.
  18. WORKS CITED: all of the works listed have been parenthetically cited in my paper.
  19. WORKS CITED: not website heavy (no more than half)

I, ______, certify that I have checked my paper for the above and found my paper to be free of each of the nineteen issues listed. I am aware that a lot of these issues are addressed in the Basic Paper Format packet in my purple science fair folder and that Mrs. Brim went over many of them in class.

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Student SignatureDate

FIRST DRAFT CHECKLIST

Initial next to each item as you check your paper for it.

  1. TITLE PAGE: double spaced throughout
  2. TITLE PAGE: in the lower right hand corner I have my name, street address, city/state/zip, school, and grade all on separate lines and double spaced
  3. FORMAT: every character in my paper is Times New Roman.
  4. FORMAT: entire paper is double spaced.
  5. FORMAT: only third person (no I, me, you, we, us, etc.) in my paper.
  6. FORMAT: no contractions (i.e. can’t, won’t, they’re) in my paper.
  7. FORMAT: No sentences begin with AND or BUT.
  8. FIRST PARAGRAPH: thesis statement is in the first paragraph and it is not in the form of a question.
  9. FIRST PARAGRAPH: purpose is in the first paragraph and it does not say “The purpose of my project…”
  10. FORMAT: Every paragraph that I have written starts with my words (no citation) and ends with my words (no citation).
  11. LAST PARAGRAPH: is a summary of my research.
  12. LAST PARAGRAPH: includes my hypothesis.
  13. WORKS CITED: title is centered, not underlined, or in quotations.
  14. WORKS CITED: all entries are in alphabetical order
  15. WORKS CITED: all entries have no bullets or numbering
  16. WORKS CITED: used hanging indent and all lines are double paced.
  17. WORKS CITED: contains websites and they are all .edu, .gov, or websites I have gotten approved from Mrs. Brim.
  18. WORKS CITED: all of the works listed have been parenthetically cited in my paper.
  19. WORKS CITED: not website heavy (no more than half)

I, ______, certify that I have checked my paper for the above and found my paper to be free of each of the nineteen issues listed. I am aware that a lot of these issues are addressed in the Basic Paper Format packet in my purple science fair folder and that Mrs. Brim went over many of them in class.

______

Student SignatureDate

This is to be turned in with your first draft along with two copies of your paper, your logbook, and your plagiarism awareness form.