Name __________________________ Date ___________________________

Editor’s Signature

Your preliminary draft must be proofread by at least _____ editors [e. g., a faculty member, another student, your mentor, or another adult]. These _____ preliminary editor sheets for the draft must be turned in along with your final research paper as well as your preliminary draft.

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Typed

Double-spaced text

Standard 1 inch margin

12 point type/Times New Roman font

Pages numbered correctly

Meets paper length requirement [minimum of 5 pages; maximum of 8 pages]

Works Cited in correct MLA format [with optional Works Consulted page]

Minimum of 5 sources [one primary required—balanced sources, not all coming from Internet; no encyclopedias except specialized publications—see instructor.]

Note Cards

Bibliography Cards

Rough draft of final paper and outline

Correct MLA format used throughout paper including outline

Thesis in introduction and in conclusion

All paragraphs have topic sentences and support

Transitions used

Variety in sentence structure and diction

Citations are correct within paper

Mixture of writer’s own words and direct quotations [No more than 1/3 of your source material is directly quoted]

No back to back or stand alone quotations used

Spell checked?