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Final Research Paper Guidelines/Rubric/What’s a Scholarly Source

Guidelines

1. This is an argumentative paper.
2. For the paper to be argumentative it should either be an original claim about a person, event, series of events, institution, etc. that has taken place in history, or if not original it would need to take a side/position on a historical debate.
3. The thesis statement should be presented towards the end of the introductory paragraph and it should follow the counter-claim.
4. Counter-claim = the counter claim is the other side of the argument. If your argument is original the counter-claim would be the mainstream/popular claim about your subject. If you argument is one side of an ongoing historical debate, your counter-claim would be the other side of the debate.
5. Your introduction should consist of a hook, background information, counter-claim, then the claim/thesis statement in roughly that order.
6. Clear and original thesis statement that is supported by your evidence throughout your paper.
7. Write 8 pages.
8. Use at least 6 source…A mixture of books and scholarly articles.
9. I recommend you use the college’s database. Everything found through the database is considered scholarly/credible.
10. Avoid websites where the articles do not have authors.
11. Work Cited Page on the Final Paper (bibliography on the prior submissions)
12. Footnote citations
13. Citation Style: Turabian or Chicago. (MLA is the format…font, margins, page numbers, etc.)
14. Avoid first person in your paper. Don’t say, “I think that….” Or “I am a believer in…”, etc.
15. Avoid using contractions such as: Don’t, can’t, didn’t, etc.
16. Avoid personal anecdotes such as: “I saw one day in the store that this immigrant was being mistreated by a employee…”
17. Try to be less opinionated, and let the evidence speak for itself.

Turabian Style

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html

Chicago Style

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

Rubric

Minimal Deductions for Final Paper and Rough Draft

1. No thesis statement/argument is an automatic 25 percent.
2. No counter-argument presented in the introduction is an automatic 20 percent.
3. Thesis statement without supporting points is an automatic 10 percent.
4. Body of the paper doesn’t match your thesis statement is an automatic 20 percent.
5. Floating quotations is an automatic 10 percent
6. No MLA formatting standards is an automatic 10 percent.
7. No footnote citations is an automatic 50 percent.
8. Plagiarism is an automatic 100 percent.
9. Atrocious grammar/punctuation is an automatic 10 percent.
10. No bibliography/Work Cited page is an automatic 30 percent.
11. Not citing frequently enough (2 or 3 times per page) is an automatic 5 percent or more.
12. At least 5 percent will be deducted for every source missing from the Work Cited page. You need at least 6 sources.
13. Ten percent for every page missing. (8 page paper)

What’s a Scholarly Source?

See Below

Both scholarly and non-scholarly materials have a place in arts and humanities research. Their use, and even their definition, depends on the context of the research project.

Books, conference publications, and academic journal articles, regardless of whether they are print-based or electronic, are common types of scholarly materials, which share the following characteristics:

• The authors are scholars or researchers with known affiliations and educational/research credentials
• The authors cite other sources, be they primary or secondary. Many scholarly publications include citations to other sources and bibliographies
• The language used is either academic or complex, and may include disciplinary or theoretical lingo
• The publisher is a scholarly press that practices editorial review to ensure that content and context adhere to the expected research parameters
• The intended audience is composed of researchers, scholars, academics, and other informed or specialized readership.

Scholarly and academic journals, which are periodic publications that contain articles, have additional characteristics, such as:

• An editorial process that is peer reviewed or refereed
• They publish long articles (essays that are ordinarily at least 10 pages), which may also inlcude an abstract. Scholarly journals often publish essay-length scholarly book reviews, which include citations to other sources
• Scholarly journals are published relatively infrequently, usually quarterly (once every 3 months), semi-annually (twice a year), or annually (once a year).

Use the points above to evaluate the scholarly nature of internet sites. It helps if the site’s URL ends in .edu.

So far, so good.

But things are not always clear cut, and here are some complexities to keep in mind:

• Scholarly materials in art, architecture, theater, cinema, and related fields often include images
• Images may constitute a large portion of such publications, with text used to illustrate, contextualize, critique, or explicate the visual component
• There may be fewer citations to other sources, and the bibliographies may be shorter
• The author may be a creative practitioner, such as, for example, an architect or a playwright
• The author may be a multi-disciplinary intellectual of a transnational stature, who does not rely on the commonly acceptable scholarly apparatus. For example, works by Roland Barthes, which lack footnotes or bibliographies, are considered scholarly. An essay by Jean Baudrillard about Disneyworld, which appeared in the French daily newspaper Liberation, may also be considered scholarly, given the stature of the author and his importance in the development of a particular theoretical analysis of popular culture.

What is a Non-Scholarly Source

Non-scholarly materials usually consist of, but are not limited to:

• News sources, newspapers, and materials that are time-based and get updated frequently
• Sources that are primarily journalistic
• Sources written for a broad readership
• Sources that are advocacy or opinion-based. Keep in mind that opinion-based articles, scholarly news, and letters to the editor get published in scholarly journals alongside scholarly articles.
• Sources that lack references to other sources
• Data and statistical publications and compilations
• Primary sources
• Trade and professional sources
• Reviews of books, movies, plays, or gallery and art shows, that are not essay-length and that do not include a bibliographic context

Non-scholarly materials are legitimate sources for research in the arts and humanities, and should be used in context, just as scholarly sources must be used in context. For example, if you are researching something that happened very recently, you will have to, by necessity, use non-scholarly sources. It takes time for scholarship to be written, reviewed by peers, and published. In addition, there is no guarantee that your particular topic is of interest to other scholars. In such cases, look for scholarly materials in related areas that can provide a critical framework for you to use in analyzing your topic.