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STRUCTURE/CONTENT |
YES |
NO |
COMMENTS |
| Includes
elements required |
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| Introduction
citing the article and telling what paper is about. |
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| Closing
paragraph summarizes points made in body |
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| Describes the
method and design of the study. |
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| Describes the
procedures used by the researchers. |
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| Results -
present statistical findings and conclusions of the author(s) |
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| Discussion -
summarizes the author's discussion of the results |
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| Conclusion - end
with a discussion of what you learned from the article |
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| References cited |
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| Flows smoothly
and logically from one thought to the next |
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PUNCTUATION/SPELLING |
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| All words
spelled correctly |
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| Check use of
there, their, they’re |
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| A lot is
two words |
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| Check use of
to, too, two |
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| Check use of
then, than |
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GRAMMAR |
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| Sentences are
complete |
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| Noun/verb
agreement |
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| Noun/pronoun
agreement |
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| Few sentences
begin with I |
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STYLE |
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| Follows APA
style guidelines |
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