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 _____________