Attention to Organization (Unity and Coherence)
ü A clear, easily located thesis.
ü Body paragraphs follow the “map” of the thesis.
ü Clear, easily located topic sentences in the body
paragraphs.
ü Unity and coherence throughout the paper.
Attention to Development (Completeness)
ü A comfortable, engaging introduction
ü Sufficient quantity and quality of overall support.
ü Sufficient quantity and quality of details in body
paragraphs.
ü A comfortable and appropriate conclusion.
Attention to Mechanics
ü Absence of major errors such as sentence fragments,
comma splices, run-ons, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun agreement.
ü Absence of punctuation, spelling, and diction errors.
ü Absence words-often-confused errors.
ü Absence of other errors such as shifts, awkward
structures, modifiers, etc.
Attention to Revision and Format (APA or MLA)
ü Paper indicated obvious and thorough revision
ü Paper conforms exactly to general APA or MLA
guidelines—margins, line spacing, citations
ü In-text citations handled properly
ü Sources page presented according to required format
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