Typed / Presentation / Essay is typed in black ink on clean, white typing paper. / Essay is typed in black ink, but not on clean, white typing paper. / Essay is not typed in black ink and is not on clean, white typing paper. / Essay is not typed.
Margins / Format / Margins on all sides of the paper are one inch. / Only three margins are one inch. / Only two margins are one inch. / Only one margin is one inch.
Heading / Information
- Content
- Format
All items are in the right order and the date is in correct format / Contains three items of required information
All items are in the right order but the date is not in correct format / Contains only two items of required information
Only half of the items are in the right order and the date is in correct format / Contains only one item of required information
Only half of the items are in the right order and the date is not in correct format
Header / Format / Contains 1) the student’s last name 2) followed by a space 3) then the page number. 4) Header begins on the first page. / Contains only three of the requirements. / Contains only two of the requirements. / Contains only one of the requirements.
Title / Format and Content / Title is 1) centered, 2) Times New Roman 12 pt. font, 3) Not bold or underlined, and 4) shows creative thinking in creating title. / Contains only three of the requirements. / Contains only two of the requirements. / Contains only one of the requirements.
Spacing / Format / Entire paper is double spaced from beginning to end. / One place in the paper has extra spacing. / Two places in the paper have extra spacing / Three or more places in the paper have extra spacing
Paragraphs / Format / All paragraphs are 1) left aligned, 2) indented at the first line, 3) written with Times New Roman 12 pt. font. / Contain only two of the requirements. / Contain only one of the requirements. / Contain none of the three requirements, but are visible. / X 5
Parenthetical (In-text) citations / Usage
- Format
- Effective use
Has parenthetical citations in each place where it is needed. / Has line number(s) in parentheses or mentions line number(s) in the sentence but the punctuation is before the parentheses. Quotation marks surround the quoted line(s). Capitalization is correct.
Has parenthetical citations in all but one or two places where it is needed. / Mentions only one line when multiple are used, but the punctuation is after the parentheses, or quotation marks are not used to denote a direct quote.
Does not have parenthetical citations but in one or two places where it is needed. / Mentions only one line when multiple are used, and the punctuation is before the parentheses. No quotation marks are used to denote a direct quote.
Does not have parenthetical citations. / X 6
X 6
Writing
Mechanics / Grammar,
Punctuation,
Spelling / There are no grammatical or punctuation mistakes in the paper. / There are minor grammatical and/or punctuation mistakes in the paper. / There are several grammatical and/or punctuation mistakesin the paper. / There are many grammatical and/or punctuation mistakes in the paper.
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