PE Research paper
Due Thursday, October 4th, 2012 at the beginning of class
This paper is 15% of your grade as stated in you
Write a research paper on a sport that you signed up for in class. Be sure to
include the history, popularity, development, and pros & cons of the sport
chosen. Paper must be written in your own words. Do not copy and paste the
information from your source. Any plagiarism will result in an automatic zero. You
will have one day during PE to work on it
Must be typed
At least 3 pages (not including the Works cited page)
MLA style (Go here for help  NC Wise OWL/High School Zone/Citation Maker)
Works Cited page
Stapled
Late papers will automatically receive 15 points off and will only be
accepted one day past the due date. Any papers turned in after then will not
be accepted and the student will receive a zero for the assignment.
Rubric is available below for you to reference & on my school webpage
Rubric for Short Research Essay
Scale: 1-10
Format
1.____ the essay is formatted correctly - double-spaced, heading in left hand corner, pagination, title, 1” margins, 12pt
Times New Roman font
2.____ the essay is at least 3 pages and has a reference page
3.____ the essay uses MLA Documentation correctly.
Language Conventions (aka punctuation, grammar, spelling)
4.____ the text uses punctuation correctly.
5.____ the text is spelled correctly.
6.____ the text uses grammar conventions appropriately.
Content
7.____ the essay has an introduction.
8.____ the essay has body paragraphs.
9.____ the essay includes the sport’s complete history.
10.____ the essay includes the popularity of the sport.
11.____ the essay has the development of the sport.
12.____ the essay has the pros & cons of the sport.
13.____ the essay is interesting.
14.____ the essay has a conclusion.
_________/140 =_________ X 100 = __________Grade
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