- Organization
- Appropriate paragraphing (with transitions and topic sentences)
- Consistently reinforces thesis
- Stays on topic
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- Content
- Clear, interesting thesis that observes contradictions and tensions
- Demonstrates understanding in the analysis
- Avoids generalizations by providing adequate and appropriate evidence
- Cogent use of secondary sources that are integrated into the essay
- Title adequately reflects content of paper (and is witty, clever)
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- Audience and Purpose
- Socialized into genre (e.g., literary criticism)
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- Style
- Stylistically strong (parallel structure, vivid word choice, varied sentence structure)
- Demonstrates clarity and a control of language
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- Punctuation and Grammar
- Mechanics (comma usage, sentence fragments, pronoun usage)
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- Criteria for Research Papers
- Appropriately cites sources
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- Overall, this paper is:
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