Grades for Your Research Paper

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Printed Paper (120 points):

• 40 points for Content
  • strong reasons (yours & theirs)
  • strong research/support
  • effective rebuttal
  • interesting introduction & conclusion
  • appropriate length (E9 = 1.5 pages, E10 = 2.5 pages,
    H11 = 5+ pages)
  • If the content isn't original, you can lose up to 20 points.  This would be if you copied too much of other people's idea (even if you gave them credit) and/or if your typed copy is too different from your hand-written versions.  Like we've talked about many  times, the idea isn't to compile a bunch of things that other people said; it's to write what you  think and then find facts that support it.
• 40 points for Organization
  • thesis statement
  • topic sentences
  • re-statement of thesis
  • coherence within paragraphs  [Everything in a paragraph
    is related to its topic sentence.]
  • logical flow of paragraphs
• 20 points for Writing style 
  • transitions
  • flowing v. choppy
  • sentence variety
• 20 points for the Works Cited page
  • -1 point for each mistake, up to 20 points
  • -5 for no "print" source [See "Requirements" for your class.]

Notecards:

• 2 points for each card
• The source cards don't count if they're not actually used in the paper.
• E9 & E10 (38-52 points)
  • 12-15 fact cards
  • 3-5 source cards
  • 4-6 "one reason" cards
• H11 (60-78 points)
  • 20-25 fact cards
  • 5-8 source cards
  • 5-6 "one reason" cards

Rough Drafts (50 points): 

• For turning in each of these items by the due date
  • ​First five notecards
  • Your arguments
  • ​Next five notecards
  • Counter-arguments
  • Rebuttal
  • Introduction
  • Conclusion
  • Works Cited