Below is a list of activities that you need to complete in order to practice all the stages of writing an argumentative research paper.
Pre-Writing Activities
Research Log: entries about how much time you are spending doing your research and what you are finding |
Good Comments: |
Notecards or slips of paper that indicate the information you’ve collected for your paper |
Good Comments: |
Annotating Cards or slips of paper that indicate the bibliographic information and skimming notes you made |
Good Comments: |
List of Titles: the original list of sources you found in your library search |
Good Comments: |
List of the BEST Sources: the ones you isolated after skimming the bigger list |
Good Comments: |
OVERALL GRADE FOR PRE-WRITING ACTIVITIES: |
Comments: |
First Version (1= lowest score and 5= highest score)
Focus: clearly stated argument found in the introductory pages |
1 2 3 4 5
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Development:
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1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5 |
Organization:
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1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 |
Style:
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1 2 3 4 5 |
Mechanics:
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1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5 |
OVERALL GRADE FOR FIRST VERSION: |
Comments: |
Second Version
Grading for the second version will be done with the above scoring sheet; however, your first version will factor into the grade you receive for the research paper. You will also receive a grade on the peer review you write for another student in class.