- Correct use of APA guidelines for the following:
- Headers with pagination
- Title Page
- Margins, spacing, and paragraph indentation
- APA in-text citation and referencing for all sources
- Do not divide your essay into sections.
- 4–5 full pages for the essay itself, not including title page or references
- Effective structure, including your introduction paragraph, your body paragraphs, and your conclusion paragraph
- Use of third-person throughout. Focus on the topic, not on you nor on the essay. In other words: no first-person “I,” and no referring to the essay, such as “In this essay.”
- At least 4 scholarly sources visibly used, cited, and referenced
- Refer to the full Argument Research Essay Rubric
Length
Four to five fully developed pages PLUS title page and reference page.