Criterion | Points |
Introduction section: Full credit will be given for only including all of the following: (1) relevant information that introduces your topic; (2) statements about the background information for your articles; (3) in-text APA citations; and (4) the purpose of the literature review (including a graphic organizer) | 10 |
Body of the paper: Full points will be given for including all of the elements: (1) you have divided your paper into at least 2 subtopics and used these as supporting section to the introduction of your topic; (2) key points about the goals of each study/paper and relevant findings are included in each supporting section; (3) each subtopic supporting section includes the APA in-text citations for each study/paper; and (4) the information is brief in order to guide your writing for the first draft | 10 |
Concluding section: Full points will be given for including all 3 elements: (1) a summary of the main points from your review of all the studies/papers (including the appropriate APA citations); (2) limitations that came out of your review; and (3) recommendations for future research | 10 |
Paraphrasing and APA reference section: Full points will be given to outlines that have the appropriate information paraphrased (i.e., put into your own words and NOT copy and pasted) for each study/paper; and has a complete APA reference section | 10 |
APA Formatting: Full points will be given for including all of the following elements: (1) your name, title, course name and semester; (2) 1-inch margins; (3) 12-pt Times New Roman font; (4) double spaced (using a running head and page numbers are optional) | 10 |
Total | 50 |