| A | B | C | D | F |
| Turned in on time | Turned in on time | Turned in on time | Turned in on time | Turned in late |
| No more than 1 quote | 2+ quotes | 3+ quotes | 4+ quotes | 5+ quotes |
| Correct cover page | 1 problem with cover | 2+ probs. on cover | 5+ probs. on cover | 7+ probs. on cover or |
| Correct abstract | 1 problem with abstract | 2+ probs. on abstract | 5+ probs on abstract | no cover |
| Correct citations within | Incorrect citations | Incorrect citations | Incorrect citations | No abstract |
| paper | Incorrect reference page | Incorrect reference page | Incorrect reference page | Incorrect citations |
| Correct reference page | No plagiarism | Inadvertent plagiarism | Inadvertent plagiarism | No citations |
| No plagiarism | Introductory paragraph | No introductory paragraph | No introductory paragraph | Incorrect reference page |
| Introduction | Body | Body confusing | Body confusing | No reference page |
| Body | Concluding paragraph | No concluding paragraph | No concluding paragraph | Obvious plagiarism |
| Conclusion | Paragraphs contain | Paragraphs contain 1 | Paragraphs contain only | No introductory paragraph |
| Paragraphs contain | at least 3 sentences | or 2 sentences | 1 or 2 sentences | Lack of organization |
| at least 3 sentences | Somewhat confusing due | Confusing due to lack of | Confusing due to lack of | No concluding paragraph |
| Organization makes paper | to lack of organization | organization | organization | Paragraphs contain only |
| easy to read | 1 or 2 sentences | |||
| Times New Roman (TNR) | Times New Roman | Font other than TNR | Font other than TNR | Font other than TNR |
| 12-font | 12-font | 14-font or larger | 14-font or larger | 14-font or larger |
| Spacing correct (double vs. | Spacing correct (double vs. | Incorrect spacing | Incorrect spacing | Incorrect spacing |
| triple or single) | triple or single) | |||
| 1" margins | 1" margins | Margins other than 1" | Margins other than 1" | Margins other than 1" |