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Points Assessment
Possible Self Teacher
Section 1: Introduction:
Presenting the Research Question (20 points)
Research question is clearly stated. 5 ___ ___
Tells the reader what you already know. 5 ___ ___
Tells the reader what you want to learn. 5 ___ ___
Tells why this question interests you. 5 ___ ___
Section 2: The Search
Describe the process (15 points)
Explains the research process used. 10 ___ ___
Includes references to sources used or unused.
Describes problems and surprises encountered
while researching. 5 ___ ___
Section 3: The Findings:
Telling what you learned (30 points)
Discuss actual research findings. The research is
focused on answering the original question.
(Explain what you learned from writing this paper). 20 ___ ___
Research findings are explained in an interesting way
And IN YOUR OWN WORDS. 10 ___ ___
Section 4: Conclusion:
Say what it means to you (10 points)
Discuss how this new knowledge has affected you.
(What does it mean to you?) 10 ___ ___
Section 5: Bibliography:
Citing reference works (10 points)
Bibliographical sources are written correctly. 5 ___ ___
You have used at least three different sources. 5 ___ ___
Section 6: Form and Editing (15 points)
Your paper is divided into four sections: Introduction,
The Search, Findings and Conclusion. 10 ___ ___
Paper reflects careful editing and you have few errors.
(Pay special attention to run-ons, sentence fragments,
and comma usage.) 5 ___ ___
TOTAL 100 ___ ___
EXTRA CREDIT POINTS: +10 ___ ___
