American History /Applied English for American American History
Fall 2000 Tokyo International University of America

Last name _______________ First name_______

Assignment description ______________________________________________________________

Put two identical copies of your paper, with Professor Jopp's name on the outside, in the mail slot. Attach this checklist and the composition worksheet, if there is one, to the front of one copy.

Check off each item below if you have done it correctly

_____ I have used my own words except for quotations.

_____ My paper is about the topic assigned to me. I have carefully re-read the assignment.

_____ My paper has a title that reflects the assignment and is centered above the first paragraph.

_____ I have given a brief historical background to my topic.

_____ My paper has a thesis statement that states the main point of the essay and briefly introduces my main points.

_____ (For essays) My essay has an introduction, several paragraphs in the body, and a conclusion that summarizes my main points and restates the thesis.

_____ Each of my main points (usually each a paragraph) is introduced with a topic sentence and supported by facts and examples.

_____ I have used the correct capitalization and punctuation.

_____ I have used transitional devices (words or phrases linking sentences, paragraphs and ideas).

_____ My verbs are all in the correct tense. A past tense verb describes each event in the past. Singulars and plurals agree (e.g., "people are", "history is", etc.)

_____ Most shorter sentences are combined using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

Coordinating: for, and, nor, but, so, yet, so
Subordinating: (examples) because, since, in order that, even though, although, whereas, while, if, unless, etc.

_____ Information from any source is followed by the author's name and page in parentheses. A source is a book, a web page, a lecture or speech, etc. Every source cited in the paper is listed in alphabetical order by author on a page titled Works Cited at the end of paper.

_____ My paper is typed and spell checked and each paragraph is indented.

_____ My first and last name, the course name, Professor Jopp's name, and the date are on the top of the paper.

_____ I have carefully proofread my paragraph or essay. (To "proofread" a piece of writing means to check it very carefully after you are done, often by reading it aloud and then listening as someone else reads it aloud to you.)

My signature ________________________________________ Date ________________