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STRONG THESIS STATEMENTS Examples to help you create a strong thesis statement (Purdue).

-[|Creating a Thesis for a Research paper] From Indian River State College

[|THESIS CREATOR]- a nice tool if you need help constructing your thesis statement.

- -Use this for examples of MLA formatting.

- - This is another nice sample for your reference.

-[|Youtube Tutorial] showing how to format your MLA essay in Microsoft Word (2007)

Sample body paragraph with in-text citations

-[|Purdue's MLA Guide]

-[|WTHS Research Handbook] For Works Cited help jump to pages 22-27.

Introductory Paragraph Advice

Citation Maker A site which helps you create citations for any source, such as websites.

-works cited page - in-text citations - page format || All sources and text are accurately documented in the expected MLA format. || The following needs to be slightly reformatted: - works cited page - in-text citations - page format || The following is/are formatted incorrectly: - works cited page - in-text citations - page format || The following is missing or incorrect: - works cited page - in-text citations - page format || ....
 * Essay Rubric:**
 * ** Research Report : Research-based persuasive essay ** ||
 * ** CATEGORY ** || ** 20 points ** || ** 15 pts. ** || ** 10 pts. ** || ** 5 pts. ** ||
 * **MLA format**
 * ** Body Paragraph Construction ** || All paragraphs clearly include topic sentence, explanations, evidence or examples, and transitions. || Most paragraphs include topic sentence, explanations, evidence, or details, and transitions. || Most paragraphs need further evidence, clarity or explanation. || All body paragraphs lack clarity and evidence. ||
 * ** -Organization and Order of entire essay (all based around thesis) **
 * -Focus** || Information is completely organized with well-constructed paragraphs (Intro, Body paragraphs, Conclusion). All based around thesis. || Organization is evident, but some parts could be changed or omitted to help the flow of the essay. || Several parts of the essay should be moved around or omitted. || The essay lacks evidence of organization and focus. ||
 * ** Conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation) ** || No more than 2 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors; || 3 or 4 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors || 5 or 6 grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors || More than 6 grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors; ||
 * ** Style and language ** || Language is sophisticated and formal. || Language is clear and mostly formal. || Language is slightly unclear and generic at times. || Language is informal and immature at times. ||

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