ENGL 1302
Rubric for Research Paper
- Ten pages, minimum (excluding Works Cited page)
- Title and subtitle
- Double-spaced
- Times New Roman, 12-point font
- One-inch margins, t/b, l/r
- Running head with pagination
- Works Cited page
- Correct MLA formatting for sources
- Introduction contains an “attention-getter”
- A focused thesis containing three evaluation criteria
- A clear statement of your research question
- Minimum of 10 sources used and listed in Works Cited
- A minimum of 3 sources must come from an academic database
- No Wikipedia
- No more than 3 sources from the same publication (2 sources per paragraph)
- Third-person voice only
- A clear comparison is evaluated.
- Evaluation criteria are logical and relevant.
- Overall organization is logical and cohesive.
- Evaluation criteria are presented in a progressive order of importance.
- Each evaluation criterion is developed by a minimum of 2 subtopics.
- Specialized facts, paraphrases, quotes, statistics, etc. are cited using MLA-accordant, in-text parenthetical documentation.
- The following types of paragraphs must be included:
- Context (basic knowledge that must be established in order to fully understand the subject: Arabs vs. blacks in Sudan, RNA/DNA, the business of college sports)
- History (the steps or stages that led toward the precise moment that you are going to begin addressing your subject)
- Definition of key terms (déjà vu, anorexia, genocide, BCS, janjaweed)
- Findings (a synthesis presentations of your comparative interpretations)
- Limitations (an assessment of your papers flaws or areas that will require further research)
- Rebuttal of critics (a defense of your findings against what skeptics might contend)
- Summation (a conclusion that offers final/definitive statements, but avoids simple restatement)
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, and style are correct.
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