Self-Editing Social Issues Paper Write Self-Edit on top of hard copy. Receive stamp for Self-Edit (each pg.); you will turn this in on 4/24. Place your name at the top of your Post-it note. Make a column by numbering 1-8 see format/letters on side board! Award points as you examine each section of your paper; be honest! Mark up hard copy as instructed; list total pts. for each section on Post-it note.
1. F = /6 (Formatting mark up hard copy as instructed; list total points for each category on Post-it note include all editing notes on hard copy!) Double spaced (no single spacing OR triple spacing ANYWHERE) +1/0 1 Margins & 10-12 point academic font +1/0 (see template) Correct MLA heading +1/0; correct MLA header +1/0 (see template) 3 rd person POV +1 (+0 if ANY 2 nd person you or 1 st person I me my!) Cross out ANY 1 st or 2 nd POV (you MAY use inclusive pronouns we our ) Centered, creative title (not underlined or italics) +1 (if not creative, e.g. Social Issues Paper, = +0) If not typed, put +0 for formatting score.
2. S = /12 (Sources mark up hard copy as instructed; list total points for each category on Post-it note include all editing notes on hard copy!) Did you use at least 2 pieces of evidence/research (quote or paraphrase) from each of the three sources? Using three different colored highlighters, each representing a different source, make checks next to each piece of evidence (e.g. green checks for 1 st source listed on Works Cited pg., blue checks for 2 nd source, & orange for 3 rd source). You can ONLY receive the points if your leadin OR PD is the first thing listed for the citation on WC pg. (author OR if no author, title of article in quotes)! +6 total (for 3 sources; 2 PD from each) Do you have 3 direct quotes & 3 paraphrases? Put a Q over the direct quotes, & a P over the paraphrases add up. +6 (for 3 Quotes & 3 Paraphrases)
3. I = /6 (Intro. mark up hard copy as instructed; list total points for each category on Post-it note include all editing notes on hard copy!) Do you begin with a hook? What strategy (list on hard copy)? +1/0 Do the next few sentences narrow the topic by providing a brief history of the problem and immediate concerns? Write history in your paper where you discuss the history concerns where you discuss the concerns. +2 (+1 for history; + 1 for concerns). +0 if you failed to narrow in this way. Thesis on your hard copy, circle the problem, underline why it is so bad, & highlight the solution. +3 for all 3 aspects (1 pt./aspect) This must be your LAST SENTENCE IN YOUR INTRO. PARAGRAPH! If it is not = +0.
4. R = /4 (Repercussions mark up hard copy as instructed; list total points for each category on Post-it note include all editing notes on hard copy!) Does this first body paragraph open with a topic sentence/ts regarding repercussions/impact/effect? +1/0 Does this paragraph contain a counterclaim/opposition s argument? Circle the counterclaim in your paper. +1/0 Does this paragraph contain a rebuttal (refute the counterclaim)? Underline your rebuttal. +1/0 Does this paragraph contain a concluding sentence/cs that wraps up this section/gives paragraph a finished feeling? Remember, you may NOT end with a quote! +1/0
5. Sol. = /4 (Solutions mark up hard copy as instructed; list total points for each category on Post-it note include all editing notes on hard copy!) Does this 2 nd body paragraph open with a topic sentence/ts regarding solutions? +1/0 Does this paragraph contain a Band Aid Solution/quick fix based on research? Circle the Band Aid Solution +1/0 Does this paragraph (or the next body paragraph if 2 paragraphs for Solutions) contain a Big Picture/Long Term Solution? Underline your Big Picture Solution. +1/0 Does this paragraph contain a concluding sentence/cs that wraps up this section/gives paragraph a finished feeling? Remember, you may NOT end with a quote! +1/0
6. C = /2 (Conclusion mark up hard copy as instructed; list total points for each category on Post-it note include all editing notes on hard copy!) Did you reiterate your thesis? +1/0 Do you persuade your audience to act? Circle the action /what it is you are asking of your audience. +1/0
7. WC = /5 (Works Cited pg. mark up hard copy as instructed; list total points for each category on Post-it note include all editing notes on hard copy!) Is the title Works Cited centered, no quotation marks or underlining? +1/0 Is the entire page double-spaced AND on a separate page? +1/0 Is there a correct MLA header in upper right-hand corner? +1/0 Are sources listed alphabetically by whatever comes first (author s last name OR if no author, title of article in quotation marks)? A, an, & the do not count +1/0 Does each entry begin flush with the left margin & indent from 2 nd line down? +1/0 +0 if no Works Cited pg.
8. E = /6 (Final Editing mark up hard copy as instructed; list total points for each category on Post-it note include all editing notes on hard copy!) Circle power verbs; cross out weak verbs (e.g. states says ) +1/0 Place a next to most powerful paragraph. +1/0 Circle the paragraph that needs revision. +1/0 Underline 6 weak words; remember to go back and add more sophisticated diction for these words. +3 Count the points for numbers 1-8, place total on Post-it, & circle it! Make a pile in the center of your table group, and begin revising for Rough Draft!