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MLA Style Research Paper

MLA documentation style

Rubric Code: YX82299

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Subject: Engineering

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

MLA Research Paper Criteria for general MLA formatting, works cited page, appropriate resource usage; content and grammar
	Excellent 0 pts	Good 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Poor 15 pts	Unacceptable 20 pts	Score (N/A)
Resource Use How did you use all of the research resources to support thesis?	Excellent All resources used appropriately; Relies heavily on research to support	Good Most resources used appropriately;Relies somewhat on research to support	Fair Some resources used appropriately; Paper supported more by opinion with very little reference to research	Poor Few resources used appropriately; Paper supported by opinion only; No reference to research	Unacceptable Opinion Only;No research; Blatant misuse of research	Score
General Formatting Did you follow all the MLA general formatting guidelines?	Excellent Typed; meets required number of pages;1 inch margins; 12 Times New Roman font;double spaced; last name and page number correctly placed;name, professor, class, date correctly placed;title centered; NO cover page, folder or binder	Good Two or less general formatting errors	Fair Three or four general formatting errors	Poor Five or more general formatting errors	Unacceptable Handwritten	Score
Citings in Text Did you correctly identify and give credit to sources using MLA formatting.	Excellent All resources listed on works cited found in paper; Block quotes indented and punctuated appropriately;<BR> parenthetical citations punctuated correctly; In-text citations flow smoothly	Good All resources on works cited page found in paper; Less than 3 format errors;	Fair Most resources listed on works cited found in paper; Some MLA format errors; Resources not easily identified	Poor Few resources listed on works cited page found in paper; Sources in paper not on works cited page	Unacceptable No Resources Cited	Score
Works Cited Did you identify your sources at the end of your paper?	Excellent Required number of resources; Required types of resources; Alphabetical order; works cited page titled; 1 inch margins; double spaced; second line of citation indented 5 spaces; Citations end with period	Good Less than 3 formatting errors: has all required resources/types	Fair Formatting errors; Does not contain number of required resource and/or types	Poor MLA format not followed; multiple errors	Unacceptable No works cited page:	Score
Content and Grammar Does the paper adequately cover the topic and is it free from grammatical errors?	Excellent Paper covers topic; No or minor grammatical errors; contains quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing	Good Paper covers topic; Only slight deviations from topic; Very few grammatical errors; Contains quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing	Fair Paper deviates from topic; contains less than stellar quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing; Some grammatical errors	Poor Contains no quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing; large number of grammatical errors	Unacceptable Excessive errors (10 or more); paper does not cover topic	Score

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