--Length & Manuscript Form (e.g. CRP essay is 8 to 15 word-processed, doubled-spaced pages): see also Competency using APA or MLA approved academic documentation style below
--Plagiarism is Avoided: All source borrowings (quotations, paraphrases, summaries) are cited/documented:

--Turnitin originality report does NOT indicate verbatim plagiarism
--Cora’s review does NOT indicate paraphrase/summary plagiarism
--See also Competency using APA or MLA approved academic documentation style below

--Style, Clarity, & Command of standard written English meets at least minimum college-level expectations for edited formal written assignments; see also Critical Research Paper Essay evaluation below.

_____Competency using  APA or MLA approved academic documentation style

a. Title Page (APA style) or Heading (MLA style)
b. Running page Headers
c. Subheadings: APA required; Optional for MLA
d. In-Text Citations & Blending Resource Material into the Critical Research Paper Essay:
  ----In-Text Citations match corresponding entries in References (APA) or Works Cited (MLA), and
  ----All quotations, paraphrases & summaries from sources are cited in-text, and are correctly formatted according to APA or MLA style
e. References (APA) or Works Cited (MLA):
  ----All sources and only sources cited in-text (of essay, etc.) are listed alphabetically in References (APA) or Works Cited (MLA); and
 ----Bibliographical entries are complete and correctly formatted according to APA or MLA style
(f. If applicable) in-text graphics/figures, end content Notes, and/or Appendices are cited and correctly formatted

_____Critical Research Paper Essay Evaluation

a. Essay length, Genre, Quality of Content
b. Essay title, Thesis, Introduction (clear for uninformed/non-specialist WR 123 reader)
c. Unity & focus (Thesis controls and unifies content)
d. Organization & Coherence (including clarity and timely/well-placed transitions)
e. Essay body: body paragraph structure, breaks, development, effective use of sources
f.  Essay conclusion
g.  Style, Clarity, and Grammatical Correctness