Research essay about the concepts of truth and deception in Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest and why do the protagonists invent double identities and resort to Bunburyism

Checklist 

1. Does your thesis statement present the following elements: 1) your opinion; 2) your support for this opinion from primary sources (state two or three reasons); 3) your support for this opinion from secondary sources? 

2. Are other points of view recognized and examined? 

3. Does each topic sentence clearly state the main point of the paragraph and show how the paragraph relates to the thesis? 

4. Do the topic sentences, when read sequentially, guide the reader through each step of your analysis and argument? 

5. Does your paper contain four well developed middle paragraphs? 

6. Does each middle paragraph include the following elements: a) a focused topic sentence; b) your own analysis of your primary source(s); c) two or more references to the primary material or specific examples; d) two or more references to your secondary sources? 

7. Are the essay’s assertions clear? Are they adequately supported? 

8. Does the organization of your paper further your assertions/argument? 

9. Have you removed irrelevant material? 

10. Does the conclusion restate the thesis, sum up the main points, and suggest a broader context or the implications of your subject? 

11. Have you used five or more secondary sources to support your central argument?  

12. Have you followed MLA style for citations and bibliography?      

13. Is your source material (whether summarized, paraphrased, or quoted) presented fairly and accurately? 

14. Have you rechecked the citations for all the sources in your paper? 

15. Have you prepared an alphabetical list of your sources for the end of your paper?