Seminar: Midterm Self-Evaluation

1. How many references have you assembled (photocopied, borrowed, etc.) so far?
2. How many more references do you need to get?
3. How many pages have you written of your first draft?
4. How many additional pages do you need to write of your first draft?
5. Have the sections you have written so far turned out to be about as long as you expected when you did your outline, or are they longer or shorter?
6. Has your outline changed very much since you turned it in? If so, why?
7. How many hours do you expect you will need to spend revising your finished first draft before it is ready to turn in?
8. How many computer disks do you have with the latest version of your paper?
9. Have you formatted a page header yet?
10. Have you checked that your margins are correct?
11. Are you using double spacing for everything: including block indented quotations, and including references?
12. Have you figured out what section headings to include in your paper yet? Dividing a long paper like this into headings makes it easier to read, especially if you write summaries at the end of each section.
13. How long do you think it will take to write the abstract? (This is page 2 of your final paper.)
14. How long do you think it will take to compare the references cited in your text with the references at the end of the paper, to be sure they match one-to-one? (Every citation in the paper must be listed in the reference section. Conversely, every item listed in the reference section must be cited somewhere in the paper.)
15. Are you sure that you are using proper APA form on your references?
16. Are you sure you are using proper APA form to cite references within the text (including knowing when to include page numbers, and when to use "et al."?)
17. Have you thought of a good title for your paper--descriptive and interesting?
18. How long do you think it will take to edit your final paper for grammar and spelling?
19. Have you avoided too-close paraphrasing of your sources, as well as other forms of plagiarism?
20. Are you feeling a sense of accomplishment?

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