END OF COURSE/ ACT OBJECTIVE NOTES CHECKLIST
(THESE NOTES MUST REMAIN WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY WILL BUILD UPON
EACH OTHER, THEREFORE YOU WILL BE GRADED FOR THESE NOTES IN ADDITION TO THE
NEW NOTES EACH NINE WEEKS)
*********** IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE NOTES THEN YOU DO NOT GET ANY
CREDIT**************** (1-11 COUNTS 30 PTS EACH)
IF IT IS NOT IN ORDER, 30 PTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR FINAL GRADE!
1. CONFUSING WORD NOTES- (1-18) _____________
2. PRONOUN ANTECEDENT NOTES- _______________
3. Pronoun Antecedents, fragments, run-ons from the previous week-
Punctuation and Capitalization-Skill Check ABCDE-write sentences on pg.
691 and pg. 669/Skill Check A, B, C, D 30 pts ________________
4. SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT NOTES __________________
5. Subject/Verb Agreement/Complete Ex. 9, 10, 12, 13-answers only-pg.
595 ___________________
6. ANALOGIES / FACT AND OPINION/CAUSE AND EFFECT
HANDOUT___________________
7. CAUSE AND EFFECT NOTES ___________________
8. PERSUASIVE DEVICES NOTES (7 TERMS)_ _________________
9. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE NOTES (9 TERMS) ________________________
10. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND MUSIC VIDEO NOTES/QUIZ- YOU MUST HAVE AT
LEAST 5 for EACH SONG ____________________
11. PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY NOTES ___________________
12. NOTES ON ALLUSIONS (30 PTS) __________
13. NOTES ON INFERENCES (30 PTS) ____________
14. NOTES ON AUTHOR’S PURPOSE (30 PTS) ______________
15. NOTES ON PARALLELISM (30 PTS) _______________
POINTS EARNED:_____________
TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS: 450
East Literature Magnet
English Department
Ms. Hereford
Students Name: _____________________________
Class Period: _________________________________
Summer Reading Essay Rubric (English III Honors)
Directions: Use this rubric to evaluate specific pieces of your essay. Be
sure that you follow all guidelines. (Do not lose; you must turn in rubric
with the final copy.) Paper must be in 12 font, Times New Roman, TYPED, and
double spaced. PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE. YOU MAY SUBMIT THEM
ELECTRONICALLY, however if you do, make sure they are already in word format.
treva.hereford@mnps.org
I. Title Page: You must have your name, title of paper, class period,
and teacher name. Also in upper right hand corner your last name and page
number must be present.
20 pts______________
Introduction:
II. Attention Grabber/Strong Lead-In
(Introduce the author, title of stories/poem/topic.) 10 pts _________
III. Three supporting sentences that give the reader an idea of what the
story is about.
30 pts__________________
IV. Thesis Statement (Last Sentence in Introduction) 25 pts _______________
(Introduces the focus of the persuasive essay. Make sure that you restate the
author’s name and the title of the book. Also be sure to include your 3
reasons as to why someone should or should not read your summer reading
novel. Ex: Kaye Gibbons novel Ellen Foster should definitely be on one’s must
read list, because it is realistic, heart wrenching, and it is unbiased.
Body Paragraphs
V. Body Paragraphs
There should be three or more body paragraphs that support each point in your
thesis statement. Each paragraph should begin with a transition word,
followed by a comma. Give examples, details, and experiences to support your
thesis statement.
Body Paragraph #1 60 pts___________________
Body Paragraph #2 60 pts___________________
Body Paragraph #3 60 pts___________________
VI. Transitions words should be at the beginning of all body paragraphs and
the conclusion.
20 pts (5 points for each transition) _________________
VII. Quotations (Two quotations must be in each body paragraph. The three are
not included with the 5-7 sentences. If you have a five sentence body
paragraph then you should have an eight sentence paragraph after you apply
your quotes. You will not start or end a body paragraph with a quote. They
are to be intertwined within the body paragraphs. All quotes should be
documented MLA style: “He went to the store” (Foster 34). If it is not cited
then half of your points will be deducted for each quote that is not cited.
Body #1: Quote 1 ___________________ 10 pts
Quote 2 _____________________ 10 pts
Body # 2: Quote 1 ___________________ 10 pts
Quoted 2 ______________________ 10 pts
Body # 3 Quote 1 ________________________ 10 pts
Quote 2 ________________________ 10 pts
VIII. Conclusion:
(It will begin with the appropriate transition such as “in conclusion,” “all
in all,” or another appropriate transition.)
Restatement of Thesis: ________________ 10 pts
1 statement from body paragraph 2 ________________ 10 pts
1 statement from body paragraph 3 ________________ 10 pts
1 statement from body paragraph 4_________________ 10 pts
Clincher (1 sentence that sums up your paper) _______________10 pts
IX. Grammar, Usage, Mechanics: 100 pts (20 pts for each paragraph)
_________________
X. Works cited/MLA: You are to citer the novel that you read and quoted
from. Please refer to (www.citationmachine.net). Make sure your last name and
page number is in upper right hand corner beginning with the title page to
the work cited.
________________ 20 pts
Total points earned:______________
Total # of points: 515
Final
Grade:________________
10 pts will be deducted from your final grade, if you do not have a rubric. 5
points will be deducted for every contraction, first-person pronoun,
and “your or “you” that is within your paper.
English Department Ms. Hereford
Outline
I. Introduction:
A.Get the reader’s attention by using a “hook.”
B.Answer the questions of who, what, when , where, why, and how about the
story. (This gives the reader a brief summary of the story).
C.Thesis Statement
II. Body 1:
A. Introduce your first point.
B. Explain how it is illustrated in the story (Intertwine your quotes in this
section.
C. Closing sentence for this paragraph.
III.Body 2
A. Introduce your second point.
B. Explain how it is illustrated in the story (Intertwine your quotes in this
section.
C. Closing sentence for this paragraph.
IV. Body 3:
A. Introduce your third point.
B. Explain how it is illustrated in the story (Intertwine your quotes in this
section.
C. Closing sentence for this paragraph
V.Conclusion:
A. Restate thesis statement.
B. In three sentences tell me what you already told me.
C. Closing sentence
