A
CHECKLIST FOR PREPARING YOUR PAPER
Topic
Is your topic too broad?
Is your topic
too narrow?
Has
your topic been approved by your teacher?
Introduction
In
the first paragraph of your paper, you will state the argument you are going to
prove about your topic, or
the point you are going to make about your topic, or
the question you have asked about your topic.
Note Cards
Are
you writing key words and phrases?
Is
the information on each card related to one topic?
Is the information on each card from
one source?
Are
your cards labeled (slug)?
Sources
Have
you included information from the number of required sources?
Have
you used different kinds of sources?
special reference books
books
subject
encyclopedias
interviews
special
reference books
television programs
periodicals
newspapers
databases
World Wide Web (Be sure to evaluate site!)
Organization
Have
you put your note cards into groups?
Have
you arranged your note cards within each group?
Rough Draft
Did
you write from your cards?
Did
you include the paragraph for your introduction?
Does the paper make sense when you read it?
Have you checked spelling, grammar, paragraph placement, capitalization, and
punctuation?
Bibliography
page or Works Cited Page
How to prepare your
bibliography page or works cited page?
Final Draft
Does
it include all the requirements given by your teacher?
Does it follow the proper format of presenting a paper?
Does it include the Bibliography page or Works Cited page (the last page)? Is it in the correct format?
Format of
paper
Is
the font Times New Roman 12pt.?
Did you include the proper heading?
Did
you print (write) on one side of the paper?
Are
the margins 1” at the top, bottom, and sides?
Did
you indent the first word of each paragraph?
Did
you double-space the entire paper?