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PAPER #2: FINAL DRAFT CHECKLIST
The final paper for the course is due after your exam on Monday, May 9th by noon. There can be no extensions given the quick turnaround time for these papers to be graded.
Submitting your final paper requires you to upload the paper twice to two locations:
- DROPBOX: Upload a copy to the "Paper #2: Final Draft" Dropbox. You only need to attach an MS Word file. Please do not send a link to a google doc. If you use a different word processor, "export" or "Save as" an MS Word file. THIS COPY IS THE GRADED COPY. Make sure check the box for "SafeAssign."
- DISCUSSION BOARD: Upload a copy to the "Paper #2: Final Draft" discussion board forum. Please copy and paste AND attach an MS Word file. Please do not send a link to a google doc. If you use a different word processor, "export" or "Save as" an MS Word file.
By submitting your paper, you agree that the paper is a new paper written expressly for this class, not a recycled paper from a previous class, and that you have not plagiarized or otherwise cheated on the paper.
Remember that the final paper is worth 200 points. You also should review the MS Word Assignment to make sure your paper uses the formatting tools correctly. The "How to Use MS Word" handout can help you to learn how to use the required features.
Checklist:
| Completed? | Task |
|---|---|
| Compared paper visually to MLA Format Sample? Does the information in the information block follow the MLA sample paper, including the the date? | |
| Works Cited Page with at least five sources beyond the primary text you are writing about. | |
| Includes a block quote in paper? | |
| Uses hanging indent for each works cited entry? | |
| Uses the author's name and the title of the piece under discussion properly marked using MLA title rules in the first paragraph? | |
| Identifies the author by the full name as it appears on the text for the first mention and after that by the last name only in the rest of your paper? | |
| Use the "Work from an anthology" option in the works cited page for the text being discussed? | |
| Refrains from using "I" or "you" references? (Use "control-f" to search and see)? | |
Uses double space (found in the Format-->paragraph-->spacing option)? |
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| Puts your last name and page number in the header using the insert-->page numbers option? | |
| Turns off the gap between paragraphs? | |
| Ensures each quote has a signal phrase, the actual quote, an internal citation, and discussion? | |
| Is in Times New Roman 12-point font? | |
| Is more than five paragraphs long? | |
| Falls within +/- 0.25 pages of the four-page requirement (the Works Cited page does not count as a page)? | |
| Has a clear argument/thesis statement in the introduction instead of a question or a topic? | |
| Uses all the proper formatting commands in the MS Word Assignment? | |
| Submitted to dropbox (MS Word attachment only)? | |
| Submitted to "Paper #2: Final Draft" Discussion Board Forum (copy and paste AND attach the MS Word File? |
The "How to Use MS Word" handout can help you to learn how to use the required word processing features.