Introduction
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Underline the thesis
Does it have all of the four parts (topic, argument,
subtopics, and what's the point)?
Is the introduction the right length for the paper?
Is there a title and does it fit the paper?
Does the thesis mention the New Critical reading of the
text and then purpose a deconstruction of that reading?
Is the alternative reading a deconstruction and not just
another New Critical unity?
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Body Paragraphs
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How many body paragraphs are there?
Underline each of the topic and concluding sentences.
Do the topic and concluding sentences relate directly back
to the subtopics that were expressed in the thesis?
Do the body paragraphs deviate from the plan laid out by
the thesis either through the addition of other subtopics or the subtraction of existing
subtopics?
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Conclusion
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Is there a conclusion paragraph?
Does it restate the thesis with a difference in the first
sentence?
Does the last sentence take the topic out a broader level?
Is the conclusion the right length?
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In General
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Is the paper totally in the right format?
Is the paper the right length (some on the third page)?
Does the paper make a convincing argument
Are there some parts of the paper that seem unnecessary?
Are there some things that the paper ought to have
addressed?
Does the writer pick apart (i.e. deconstruct) the unity of
the New Critical reading purposed in the thesis?
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