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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

* Check-list for Term Paper

Name ______________________ Doc. No.__________



Check-list for Term Paper (Thesis/Exposition/Recapitulation Essay Form)

(Answer "Yes" or "No")


Did not use the pronoun "I" more than TWICE (i.e., wrote with the voice of authority)______________

1000-1250 typed words (Advanced classes)_____________
450-650 typed words (Regular classes)__________________

Five paragraphs (no more;no fewer)_____________________

Signed thesis sentence (attached) ______________________

Thesis contains no more than ONE video of book NOT read in class_____________

Thesis sentence appears at END of par. 1_______________ underlined?__________

Tie-in sentence to thesis appears at END of par.2 __________ underlined?__________

Tie-in sentence to thesis appears at END of par. 3__________ underlined?__________

Tie-in sentence to thesis appears at END of par. 4__________ underlined?__________

Par. 5 has a recap sentence which includes information from paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 about the thesis _____________________underlined?__________

Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 have at least one quotation EACH which supports thesis___________

Each of these quotes has a proper parenthesis note citation _____________

Term paper concludes with a Bibliography of ALL works read or viewed in the course, alphabetically listed by the author's last name___________________

Advanced classes only: At least ONE book from "at home reading" assignments is used in the thesis _____________