General Formatting and Assignment Requirements

General formatting questions:

• Is your full name, student number, class and section number, date, and instructor’s name on the draft?
• Does the paper have page numbers in the top-right corner?
• Is the paper double-spaced?
• Is it in 12-point, Times New Roman font?
• Is the paper Aligned Left?
• Are tutor reports included along with the essay?

Assignment requirement questions:

• Is the paper within the requested word count (1200-1500 words)?
• Does the paper have a centered, capitalized title that actually indicates what the essay is about?
• Does it have a Works Cited that contains all the sources used in the essay?
• Does the essay contain 4-7 academic sources? Are they directly quoted in the paper?
• Does the essay contain at least 3 news sources? Are they directly quoted in the paper?