Name: ________________________
Score: _______

I. Mechanics (15%)

a. Title Page __________ b. Grammar Errors (mixing tenses, etc.) __________ c. Spelling Errors __________ d. Nonsensical Sentences __________ e. Ambiguous Sentences __________ f. Formating Errors (Run-on sentences, spacing, improper paragraphing) __________ g. Length (15-20 pages) __________ h. Tables and Graphs (Correctly done, quality) __________ i. Comments __________

II. Content (70%)

a. Abstract __________ b. Introduction __________ c. Organization __________ d. Flow __________ e. Conclusion __________ f. Miscellaneous (Poetic license? too many the's, anthropomorphic comparisons, emotional statements, scientists "feel", etc.) __________ g. General Content (Appropriate for subject) __________ h. Conciseness (Not verbose) __________ i. Tables and Graphs (Quality) __________ j. Other __________ k. Comments __________

III. Literature Cited (15%)

a. Plagiarism (AUTOMATIC FAILURE) __________ b. Nonacceptable primary sources __________ (Bogus articles, citations from Esquire, Cosmo, Mother Earth News, Internet) c. Over 50-75% from 1 or 2 sources __________ d. Missing Citation (Cited in paper but not in bibliography or vice versa) e. Improper Citation __________ (Incorrect year, incorrect number of authors, not consistent throughout paper, etc.) f. Comments _________