| Criteria | Points Possible | Points Earned |
| Introduction | 0 to 10 points
· Has the topic chosen received approval from the instructor? · Is there a clear thesis statement? What is the topic you are going to address? · Does the introduction provide a clear overview of the paper’s contents? |
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| Content | 0 to 35 points
· Are the issues raised in the topic properly treated? · Is the analysis thorough? · Is there a minimum of 10 content pages excluding the title page and reference page. |
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| Conclusion | 0 to 10 points
· Does the conclusion offer a good summary of issues treated in the paper? · Does the conclusion offer suggestions for further study? |
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| Materials/
Sources |
0 to 20 points
· Does the bibliography contain at least 10 scholarly sources? · Are source materials properly cited and quoted at least 1 time in-text each in current APA style? · Are the sources less than 5 years old? |
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| Structure | 0 to 15 points
· Are the transitions between paragraphs and sections clear? · Are proper APA headings used? · Is a current APA format title page and reference page included? |
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| Style | 0 to 10 points
· Does the paper use current APA format correctly? · Is the paper without 20 or fewer spelling and/or grammatical errors? |
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| Total | 100 | |
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