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 ||  ||  || **Point Deductions ** || **Points Earned ** || **Points Possible ** ||  || **-5 ** ||   ||   ||  ||  || ** -5/day max of 3 days late ** ||  ||  ||  || **(up to -5) ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">5 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Proper heading and title (author, title, journal, p#, date) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">2 || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Proper format: Margins (1"), Font - 12 pt Times New Roman, Single Spaced || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">1  || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">  || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">  || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">  || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Length (3/4 page, single-spaced, ~500 words) ||  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">2  || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">  || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">  || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">  || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">3 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Thesis present || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">3 || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">  || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">7 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Clarity: Logical Order, Transitions, Maintains Focus || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">4  || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Closure: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Broad conclusion indicates future research/decisions made <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">3 || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">  || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">  || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">15 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Spelling, punctuation, capitalization errors || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">1 pt each || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">no sentence variety or weak vocabulary || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">1 pt each || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">sentence fragments/awkward structure || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">2 pt each || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || //<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">no more than 1 quote allowed //<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">(each additional quote is -3) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">3 pt each || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">opinion included or use of 1st or 2nd person (don’t use!!) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">2 pt each || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">  || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">20 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">main idea(s) stand out || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">5 || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">details are relevant, supporting, and carefully selected || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">5 || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">ideas are connected and topic is explored || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">5 || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">explanation is balanced, thorough, and in-depth || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">5 || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">50 ** || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">I. ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Article not approved by indicated date ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Article not approved by indicated date ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"> Abstract turned in late ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">II. ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Format ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Format ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">III. ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Thesis ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Thesis ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">IV. ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Organization ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Organization ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">V. ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Sentence Structure/Mechanics ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">(up to -15) ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">(up to -15) ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">VI. ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Content ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">Content ** ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">TOTAL ** ||