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Research Paper Checklist:: Criteria For Evaluation Yes No Comments 1. Development and Analysis

This document provides a checklist for evaluating research papers. It includes criteria in six areas: 1) development and analysis of the topic, 2) overall structure and organization, 3) writing style, 4) incorporation and citation of sources, 5) mechanical aspects such as capitalization and punctuation, and 6) formatting requirements such as a works cited page and page numbers. Each criterion includes several specific questions to consider when assessing whether the paper meets the expectations in that area.

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Research Paper Checklist:: Criteria For Evaluation Yes No Comments 1. Development and Analysis

This document provides a checklist for evaluating research papers. It includes criteria in six areas: 1) development and analysis of the topic, 2) overall structure and organization, 3) writing style, 4) incorporation and citation of sources, 5) mechanical aspects such as capitalization and punctuation, and 6) formatting requirements such as a works cited page and page numbers. Each criterion includes several specific questions to consider when assessing whether the paper meets the expectations in that area.

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Research Paper Checklist:

Criteria for Evaluation Yes No Comments


1. Development and Analysis      

1. Does the paper include sufficient analysis, enough


for an 6-8-page paper?
2. Does it significantly expand the reader’s
understanding of the text or concept? Is the analysis
of high quality, making in-depth, original, and
interesting points about the work?
3. Does the analysis look closely at the language and
themes of the text?
4. Are assertions backed up by references to the text,
including specific quotations?
5. Are the quotations analyzed sufficiently?
6. Does the paper consist of summaries of the plot?
7. Does the paper simply repeat obvious information or
generalizations?
8. If quotations are used, are they just summed up with
statements such as “This is how the author thought
about X issue” instead of being analyzed?
9. Are there any parts of the paper that seem irrelevant
or tangential to the argument?

2. Structure      

Organization

1. Does the introduction introduce the title and author of


the works being discussed? Does it explain the
scope of the paper (what the paper will discuss)?
2. Does the paper have a clear thesis stated in the
introduction?
3. Does the thesis meet the three criteria for a thesis?
1. To be limited enough for the assignment.
2. To be arguable and not be merely a
statement of fact or a generalization.
3. To be unified sufficiently around a central
idea.
4. Does the introduction contain non-thesis statements
such as "In this paper I will discuss X story"?
5. Is the development of the thesis and the progression
of the argument apparent throughout the paper?
6. Does the conclusion indicate what was accomplished
or proven in the paper?
Paragraphs

1. Can the reader readily understand what each


individual paragraph contributes to the argument?
2. Does the paper use topic sentences, transitions, and
other features to create coherence and structure?
3. Are the paragraphs unified? Does each paragraph
develop a single point (or set of points related to one
idea)?
4. Are the paragraphs coherent? Do the sentences
within them "hang together" so that the analysis is
smoothly developed?
5. Are the paragraphs complete or fully developed? Do
they contain appropriate levels of analysis and
supporting evidence (such as quotations)?

3. Style      

1. Is the quality of writing at the site clear and fluent?


2. Are the sentences grammatically correct, even if
some are choppy or wordy?
3. Are there instances of awkward phrasing,
vagueness, wordiness, incorrect word use, or other
problems?
4. Do major errors such as comma splices, fragments,
and fused sentences appear in the text?
5. Are the sentences free from errors in parallelism,
agreement, pronoun reference, tense shifts, and so
on?
6. Does the paper include an appropriate level of
formality?
7. Does it substitute statements of reaction (I think/I
feel/I liked/I was disappointed in) for actual analysis?

4. Sources      

1. Are the sources used legitimate scholarly sources,


such as peer-reviewed journals or books?
2. Does the paper cite at least two scholarly sources
(not Wikipedia or online pages but articles published
in journals or books)?
3. Do the sources contribute to the author’s argument,
and does the author make it clear how they support
it?

5. Mechanics      

1. Are the mechanical features of writing (capitalization,


punctuation, and so on) correct?
2. Are quotations introduced correctly, with appropriate
signal phrases?
3. Are there any “dropped quotations”?
4. Are titles punctuated correctly?

6. Format      

1. Is a Works Cited page included?


2. Does the Works Cited page use the correct MLA
format?
3. Are sources cited correctly using reference style?
4. Does the paper include page numbers, a title, and an
appropriate header (name, date, and so on)?
5. Are the pages numbered?

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