An essay that sounds like the writer believes the arguments they are making and not a snide or sarcastic commentary
A proper introductory paragraph with a clear thesis
Body paragraphs that utilize sources to do: Synthesis, fact checking, embedding/summarizing
Arguments based on facts and statistics or other data
Examples/Anecdotes that are emotionally persuasive to help existing arguments
In-text citations or Signal Phrases in any sentence containing quoted or summarized information to avoid plagiarism.
No copy-pasting without quotes (AKA Academic Dishonesty)
A minimum of 5 regular sources. AND a minimum of 2 Scholarly Sources.
A properly formatted Works Cited page
Proofreading