- Is my paper argumentative, not simply informative?
- Have I answered all the questions in my selected research prompt?
- Have I followed the structure for body paragraphs:
-Topic Sentence
-Evidence to support (not limited to one piece)
-Link to thesis
-Transitions
- Have I followed the structure for the counter argument paragraph structure:
-Clearly explain what the strongest argument is from the opposition
-Acknowledge that the opposition has a point
-Rebuttal
-Evidence
-Link back to thesis
- Secondary Sources – Make sure whatever appears in your Bibliography is also parenthetically cited within the body of your essay & vice versa
Parenthetical citations:
(author’s last name page number) — (Smith 45)
(author’s last name paragraph number) — (Smith par. 4)
(abbreviated form of title page number/paragraph number) — (“2000+ Reasons” par. 8)
