o l properly used MLA formaL ln all of Lhe followlng areas: fonL, slze, header, headlng, LlLle, double-spaclng
! My essay ls Lyped ln 1lmes new 8oman, slze 12. ! My headlng ls correcLly done as seen below, and lL ls double-spaced. ?our name My name LlL/LA 7-811 Lheme essay uay MonLh ?ear
! AfLer uslng dlrecL LexL evldence, l use parenLheLlcal documenLaLlon aL Lhe ends of senLences - l.e. (klpllng 3). ! lf l quoLed anyLhlng dlrecLly (dlrecL quoLes), l used proper puncLuaLlon. ! My LlLle ls properly puncLuaLed ln Lhe body of Lhe paper.
o l proofread my response for proper spelllng, proper end puncLuaLlon, and proper caplLallzaLlon. o l checked my essay for proper caplLallzaLlon, especlally proper nouns, beglnnlngs of senLences, and Lhe pronoun l.
ICAs for organ|zat|on, word cho|ce & f|uency
Introduct|on: o l have an lnLroducLlon LhaL menLlons Lhe auLhor, Lhe LlLle, summarlzes Lhe 8ASlC sLoryllne, and makes a sLrong Lheme sLaLemenL. o l lncorporaLe a Lhesls sLaLemenL/ Lheme sLaLemenL senLence LhaL ls nC1 Lhe flrsL senLence of Lhe paper and LhaL uCLS provlde a clear undersLandlng of an approprlaLe Lheme. 8ody: o 1o supporL my Lhesls (Lheme sLaLemenL), l use aL leasL one pleces of relevanL, LexL-based evldence from Lhe sLory (dlrecL quoLe). o 1o convlnce Lhe reader, l fully explaln how each plece of LexL evldence proves my polnL. Conc|us|on: o l wrap up my paper wlLh a paragraph LhaL lncludes descrlbes my personal connecLlon Lo Lhe Lheme. o My concluslon has a concludlng senLence LhaL relnforces and resLaLes my Lheme sLaLemenL, provldlng closure for Lhe reader.
I read the above ||st carefu||y. I carefu||y and thorough|y rev|sed and ed|ted my essay to meet the above gu|de||nes. After |ook|ng at the feedback I rece|ved from my peer ed|tor and ed|t|ng us|ng the check||st, my work |s the best as |t can be. ________________________________________________ ___________________________ SLudenL SlgnaLure uaLe
ICA Descr|pt|on 0-4 po|nts *0 w||| be ass|gned for severe errors]om|ss|ons for ICA S]6 po|nts 7]8 po|nts 9]10 po|nts ICA #1 art 1 Convent|ons Spe|||ng]grammar usage
art 2 MLA format
My flnal copy has more Lhan 6 errors ln MLA formaL, spelllng, grammar & usage My flnal copy has 4 or 3 errors ln MLA formaL, spelllng, grammar & usage My flnal copy has 2 or 3 errors ln MLA formaL, spelllng, grammar & usage My flnal copy ls free of errors (or has CnL mlnor error) ln spelllng, grammar & usage ICA #2 Crgan|zat|on]Word Cho|ce
ke|evant theme & Support
1he Lheme l have selecLed ls noL approprlaLe for Lhe sLory, and l cannoL make a personal connecLlon. 1he Lheme l have selecLed ls noL approprlaLe for Lhe sLory, or l cannoL make a personal connecLlon. 1he Lheme l have selecLed needs Lo be more speclflc Lo be approprlaLe for Lhe sLory and/or l can furLher clarlfy my personal connecLlon. 1he Lheme l have selecLed ls LoLally approprlaLe for Lhe sLory and l made a clear and well- supporLed personal connecLlon Lo Lhe Lheme. ICA #3 Ideas]Sentence I|uency
Strong, fu||y supported thes|s statement
My Lhesls sLaLemenL ls weak and ls unsupporLed ln my paper. My ldeas are scaLLered and lncompleLe. My Lhesls sLaLemenL needs work and/or needs more supporL. My LhoughLs need Lo be clearer buL are aL leasL compleLe. My Lhesls sLaLemenL ls falrly sLrong buL needs Lo be beLLer supporLed. My Lhesls sLaLemenL ls sLrong and ls well supporLed LhroughouL 3 paragraphs wlLh rlch sensory deLalls and sLory supporL.