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Author Check||st: "k|kk| 1|kk| 1av|" 1heme Lssay

ICAs for MLA Iormatt|ng & Convent|ons



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.
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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.


1ota| Larned ______________]30

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