One Child Policy Paper YES TEST
In order for your paper to evaluated, you must be able to mark ‘yes’ for each of
the following components. You must fix any elements marked ‘no.’
FORMAT & CONTENT
1. Is there a correct heading on the first page ONLY? (name, class, date)
2. Is there a title?
3. Are the lines 1.5 or 2 spaced?
4. Is the essay in 12 point font?
5. Is the font appropriate? (ie. comic sans, times new roman,
arial, courier new)
6. Are the margins no wider than 1 inch (2.5 cm)?
7. Are there page numbers with the student’s last name next to
it?
8. Is 1st sentence of each new paragraph tabbed?
9. Does each sentence begin with a capital letter?
10. Does each sentence end with punctuation?
11. Does the introduction lead with a grabber?
12. Is there a sub-heading given before each section?
13. Does the intro give topic background?
14. Does the intro end with a clear controlling statement?
15. Does each body paragraph begin with a topic sentence?
16. Is the History/Evolution section presented chronologically?
17. Is the Effectiveness section paragraph organized effectively
and present a clear, substantiated opinion?
18. Is the Recommendation section organized effectively and
present a clear, substantiated recommendation, referencing the
represented country’s population stats where appropriate?
19. Does each body paragraph end with a concluding
sentence?
20. Does each body paragraph consistently relate to its topic
sentence?
21. Does each body paragraph prove/support its topic sentence?
22. If a research paper, are quoted, paraphrased, and summarized ideas
from sources cited properly and correctly?
23. Is the verb tense consistent throughout the paper?
24. Does the essay leave out phrases like “In this essay I will
be talking about ….”?
25. If a research paper, is a Works Cited page included and is
it correctly formatted (MLA) and in alphabetical order?
Yes
No