SELF -ANALYSIS
Research paper with primary and secondary sources.
_______________________________________Student writer’s name
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer with yes or no.
CHECK WORKS CITED FIRST
1.
Are the words Works Cited centered at the top?
2.
Are the sources listed in alphabetical order by the last name of the author? (Primary and secondary should be listed together).
3.
Are there at least ten sources on the list? (This includes the one primary and nine or more secondary sources).
4.
Are the sources set up according to MLA format? (Look in Little Brown Handbook). I have page numbers on my website.
5.
Did you use reverse indention? (This means the top line is flush left and right. Every other line of each source is indented. See the sample on website.
6.
Is the entire works cited set up in 12pt. Times New Roman?
7.
Are all periods, caps, commas and other punctuation exactly right?
IF THE ANSWER IS NO TO Any QUESTION ABOVE, THE INCORRECT PART SHOULD BE CORRECTED.
CHECK THE OUTLINE
GO TO WEBSITE FOR SAMPLE OF THE OUTLINE
MAKE SURE YOUR OUTLINE HAS ALL THE PARTS.
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TIPS FOR DOCUMENTING PAPER
Use the first word from works cited SOURCE to document your paper. That word should be the last name of the author as long as the author is known. If there is no author, the next item is the name of the article.
The first time you use the source, introduce the source. (Again check the Little, Brown Handbook for correctly citing your paper—pages on my website.
When you take ideas, words, paraphrases, summaries from a source, you MUST DOCUMENT.

CHECK THE PAPER
On your computer or with markers, you should highlight as indicated below.
This will help you see if all the parts are there.
1.
Is the heading correct?
2.
Does the paper have an original title?
3.
Is the thesis sentence the last sentence of the introduction?
4.
Does the introduction have 4-8 sentences?
5.
Does the introduction have the full name of the author and the full name of the story punctuated correctly using quotation marks?
6.
Is your introduction free of information that has to be documented? (The introduction should be from your head, not from sources. Save the sources for the body of the paper).
7.
Is the paper documented correctly? (author page number) Remember is the author’s name is in the introduction of the information that you are providing from the source, then all you need is the page number.
8.
The sources from the internet may not have numbers, but you can tell which page they are on; therefore, you should give them a number. Did you use the number?
9.
Did you use all 10 sources? You lose 10 points on the documentation for each missing source.
10.
Is there a citation for each point of detail in the outline? 1. 2. 3. Or could be a.b. NOT II or A B
(yellow)( DO NOT HIGHLIGHT THE AUTHOR AND PAGE NUMBER)
11.
Is there a topic sentence for each Roman number II, III,IV? PINK
12.
Is there a subtopic sentence for each A B C? BLUE
13.
Does each paragraph have a transition sentence at the end? GREEN
14.
Does the conclusion have 6-8 sentences?
15.
Is the thesis restated (different words/same idea)?

16.
GRAMMAR: CHECK YOUR PAPER FOR THE FOLLOWING ERRORS. IF YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH
THESE ERRORS LOOK THEM UP IN YOUR LITTLE, BROWN HANDBOOK. a.
RUN-ON SENTENCES b.
COMMA SPLICES c.
FRAGMENTS d.
MISSING COMMA AFTER INTRODUCTORY ADVERB CLAUSE e.
MISSPELLED WORDS f.
WORDINESS g.
AWKWARD SENTENCES h.
REDUNDANCY i.
INCORRECT USE OF QUOTATION MARKS j.
INCORRECT PLACEMENT OF PUNCTUATION IN DOCUMENTATION k.
USE OF FIRST OR SECOND PERSON l.
USE OF PAST TENSE WHEN DISCUSSING LITERATURE (REMEMBER LITERATURE LIVES;
CONSEQUENTLY, YOU MUST USE PRESENT TENSE). m.
USE OF PASSIVE VOICE n.
INCORRECT USE OF SEMI-COLONS o.
INCORRECT USE OF ITALICS p.
INCORRECT USE OF APOSTROPES q.
FAULTY WORDING
THE ABOVE ERRORS WILL BE ACCESSED AT ONE POINT PER ERROR. IT IS TIME TO
CONCENTRATE ON GRAMMAR. REMEMBER THE TUTOR IS FREE.
YOUR PAPER WILL BE GRADED ON THREE SECTIONS: DOCUMENTATION, CONTENT, AND
GRAMMAR. MAKE SURE ALL THREE AREAS ARE STRONG AND CORRECT.