Formatting and Non-­‐Negotiable Checklist PLEASE ATTACH THIS PAPER TO YOUR ESSAY BEFORE TURNING IT IN If your essay does not meet each of the following requirements it will not be graded and you will receive a NP for a grade until all requirements are met. Please read over and check off each requirement before turning your work in. NON-­‐NEGOTIABLE Formatting Language Evidence Revision CHECKLIST ____________ Completed Percy Jackson Reading Packet ____________ 12 point font _____________ Times New Roman Font _____________ Name, SR#, and Period on top Right Corner _____________ Title 12 point font and centered _____________ Doubled spaced ______________ 1 inch margins ______________ All paragraphs are indented properly _____________ No use of text language (cause, u, lol, brb, idk) _____________ No use of 1st person narratives (I, we, our, I think, I believe, I feel) _____________ Use of proper nouns ______________ All evidence is cited (Document) TEACHER COMMENTS _____________ I have read my work over quietly _____________ I have had a peer read and edit my work _____________ I have read my work a loud I ___________________________________________________, have reviewed the whole writing assignment with my child. I understand that if they do not follow the Formatting and Non –Negotiable worksheet, they will receive a NP on the assignment. Yo, ________________________________________________, e revisado el pácete de escritura completamente con mi hija/o. Entiendo que si no sigue la Forma y Non-­‐Negotiable del paquete, van a recibir un NP (no pasar, F) en su proyecto de escritura. _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________ ________________ Parent Signatre. Firma de Padre/ Guardian Student Signature/ Firma de Estudiante Date/ Fecha Name:__________________________________________________________ Period:__________________ SR#:__________ Percy Jackson Book Project Standards: RL 6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. R.L. 6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgment. R.L. 6.3 Describe how particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the character respond or change as the plot moves towards a resolution. R.L. 6.7 Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio video, or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch. W 6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. W 6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience. W 6.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting. Assignment 1. Read Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. 2. Complete the Percy Jackson Reading Packet as you read (Note: All 22 chapters of the reading packet, map, character analysis, and plot mountain needs to be completed to receive a passing grade on this project.) 3. Complete the following assignments for this project: a. Cover Page b. Three-­‐Paragraph Plot Summary c. One-­‐Paragraph Character Analysis d. One-­‐ Paragraph Setting Analysis e. Book Vs. Movie Critique (Argumentative Essay) 4. The Project MUST BE TYPED Wednesday, April 15, 2015
5. The Due Date for the Project is Cover Page Standard: R.L. 6.2 Theme Directions: You are going to recreate the cover of Percy Jackson. The cover has to reflect the theme of the story. The title, your name, period, and SR# needs to be typed. Your font can be any style. Make sure the font is large enough for the reader to see. Your picture has to be drawn. You cannot use images from the Internet to recreate the cover. What is a theme of a text? Percy Jackson and The
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Name Period SR# The theme is the central idea of text. You have to think about the events in the story, the characters, and the story’s title to understand the theme of the story. The story might have more then one theme. Theme Ideas 1. _____________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________ 3. _____________________________________________________ 4.______________________________________________________ Three-­‐Paragraph Standards: R.L. 6.2 Central Ideas (Theme); Summary R.L. 6.3 Plot W 6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in Direction: Write a three-­‐paragraph essay describing the plot of Percy Jackson. Discuss the exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution of the story. Topic Sentence: This story was based on what? Who are the main characters in the story? Where did the story take place? What is the problem of the story? ______________________________________________________
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Character Analysis Standard: R.L. 6.3 Character RL 6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis W 6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in Directions: Pick a main character from the novel to write a one-­‐paragraph analysis. Identify three character traits the character displayed in the story, support your findings with evidence, and explain why having these character traits were important to the story. Circle the Character of Your Choice Percy Jackson Annabeth Grover Luke Topic Sentence: Character Trait Character Trait Character Trait Evidence Evidence Evidence Explanation Explanation Explanation Why was this person important to the story? Setting Analysis Standards: R.L. 6.3 Plot W 6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing. Directions: Write a one-­‐paragraph description of three important settings in the novel. Topic Sentence: Setting #1 Describe what it looked like and what happened there. Conclusion Setting #2 Describe what it looked like and what happened there. Setting #3 Describe what it looked like and what happened there. Book Vs. Movie Critique Standards: R.L. 6.7 Compare and contrast different text W 6.1 Write argumentative essay W 6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in Direction: Complete the following: 1. Read the novel 2. Watch the Movie 3. Complete the compare and contrast chart on the movie and the book 4. Write a one-­‐paragraph essay answering the question. Which is better the book or the movie? Movie Novel Thesis statement = ‘
Issue Position Three Reasons to support your claim Thesis Statement Topic Sentence: Reason #1 Reason #2 Reason #3 Evidence Evidence Evidence Explanation Explanation Explanation Conclusion Cover Page Rubric Illustrations 4 Advance Effective and creative use of an illustration enhances the theme of the book. Effort Grade: Student’s work demonstrates a complete understanding of the assignment and goes beyond the requirements. Comments: 3 Proficient 2 Basic Uses an illustration to enhance the theme of the book. Uses an illustration that may add to the theme of the book. Student’s work demonstrates an understanding of the assignment. Student’s work demonstrates some understanding of the assignment. 1 Below Basic Far Below Lacks an illustration. Student’s work lacks understanding of the assignment. Summary, Character Analysis, Setting Analysis , Argumentative Essay Rubric 4 3 2 Advance Proficient Basic Idea/ Content Organization Conventions Effort Grade: The topic is very clear and is supported by multiple layers of interesting and important ideas and details. Uses an effective and clever or unusual organizational structure. Errors are so few and so minor that they may be overlooked, especially in complex writing. Student’s work demonstrates a complete understanding of the assignment and goes beyond the requirements. Comments: 1 Below Basic Far Below The topic is clear and is supported by layers of adequate ideas and details. The topic may be unclear and/or some supporting ideas and details are missing or confusing. The topic is unclear and/or supporting ideas and details are missing. Uses an effective organizational structure. Organizes ideas into logical chunks of information (e.g., paragraphs). Minor errors, though noticeable, do not interrupt the reading. An attempt has been made to organize the writing. The writing is unorganized and difficult to follow. Errors may make the writing difficult to read or understand in places. Many errors make the writing almost impossible to read. Student’s work demonstrates an understanding of the assignment. Student’s work demonstrates some understanding of the assignment. Student’s work lacks understanding of the assignment.