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Friday Agenda

Please do NOT go to Word and make any changes until you can show me evidence of the following steps:

1. Have someone check and label your paper for CONFLICT and RESOLUTION. Have this person sign your paper.

2.  Have someone edit your paper for errors. Have this person sign your paper.

3. Staple your 11 titles to the back of your paper.

4. Once you have received teacher approval, open word and begin making changes on your document. Highlight the changes on your rough draft as you make them on the computer.

 

 

Final Checklist - - - Final Draft

 

1. The body font can be between 10 and 14. The title font may be 20.

2. Change the line spacing back to single spacing for the final draft.

3. Check the length of your paper. Single-spaced, it should not be more than two pages.

4. Check that your name and the date are at the top of the first page.

5. Have you...

-indented at the start of each paragraph?

-indented each time a new character speaks?

-punctuated all dialogue correctly?

-removed all your "no-no" words?

-fixed spelling, capitalization, and grammatical errors?

6. Are you positive that your story has a conflict, and that you have successfully resolved that conflict within your story?

7. Once you feel confident that you have completed these six steps, please ask a teacher if you may print.

9. After printing your final copy, staple it to the front of your rough draft, which should be stapled on top of your 11 titles. Staple your green self-evaluation to the top of everything. Complete the self-evaluation and score yourself in pencil on the rubric. Do NOT fill in the formula at the bottom of the page.

10. Turn in your packet (rubric, self-evaluation, final draft, rough draft, and titles).

 

Before you print a rough draft:

o   Is your font size 12 or 14 for the body?  Is it size 20 for the title?

o   Did you double space?

o   Is your name and date at the top of your page?

o   Is your story fitting on 4 pages (maximum)?

 

Frequently Asked Questions:

How do I double space?

o   Select the text you want to space

o   Right click your mouse

o   Select paragraph

o   Under line spacing, choose double

 

 

 

Topic and Theme

A TOPIC is the subject that a piece of writing is about.
A THEME is the important point about the topic that the writing makes. 

For example, the TOPIC of Scooby Doo is solving mysteries. 
One THEME of Scooby Doo is that Good triumphs over evil. 

These are examples of a few common themes we might run across in literature. 
There are many more themes out there, these are just a few to choose from. 


1. Nature is at war with each of us and proves our helplessness.
2. People are out of place in Nature and need technology to survive.
3. People are destroying nature and themselves with uncontrolled technology.
4. Society and a person's inner nature are always at war.
5. Social influences determine a person's final destiny.
6. A person's identity is determined by place in society.
7. You can't change who you are.
8. There are few friends who will make extreme sacrifices.
9. A child must go through a series of obstacles before becoming a grown-up. 
10. Everyone had an inner child. Sometimes it holds us back, sometimes it brings us happiness. 
11. A person grows by facing obstacles.
12. Enjoy life now because we all die too soon.
13. By the time we understand life, there is too little left to live.
14. Death is part of living, giving life its final meaning.
15. Sometimes people do stupid things to impress other people.
16. Honesty is always the best policy.
17. Honest isn't always the best policy.
18. Family is the most important thing.
19. Faith is the most important thing.
20. A good friend is hard to find.
21. Don't judge a book by its cover.
22. Things aren't always what they seem.
23. We can change the future. (Free will)
24. The future is already set for us. (Fate)
25. Every action has a reaction.
26. The fittest are most able to survive.
27. With freedom comes responsibility.
28. It is important to be your own person (don't be a poser).
29. Love is stronger than hate.
30. Good is stronger than evil.
From: http://www.independentmaryville.com/mountainclassroom/sms2/supplements/themes.htm


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