**1st/3rd BLOCK HW DUE TUES. 8/15; **2nd BLOCK HW DUE WED. 8/16

1st/3rd British Lit./Comp.

HW DUE TUES. 8/15:

USING YOUR ROUGH DRAFT with my comments/edits/etc., COMPLETE YOUR FINAL DRAFT (fully complete, typed or written, MLA STYLE GUIDELINES) of PERSONAL REFLECTIVE ESSAY #1

PROMPT: How have you changed since 9th grade?  Consider academic habits, personal goals, relationships, traits you value in friends, family life, how you spend your free time, important lessons you've learned since then.  

WRITING GUIDELINES/CHECKLIST FOR YOUR FINAL GRADE:
 
__Is my essay 300-400+ (minimum) words?
__Have I included ONE favorite quote, song lyric, aphorism/saying, cliche, etc. in my essay and attributed it correctly?
__Did I use the two personal essay models given in class as a 'guide' for writing
__Did I use 1st-person singular (or plural); am I honest and open, yet keep my tone/voice semi-formal?
__Did I use multi-paragraphs to help my writing flow/stay organized
__keep PASSIVE VOICE to a minimum ('70-30 rule')
__**DID I MAKE/IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES KRIEGER SUGGESTED/EDITED FOR ME ON MY DRAFT!
__**DID I FOLLOW ALL THE BASICS OF MLA STYLE, double-spaced, typed or written  
**AND THE "PRINTED COPY FROM HOME" BONUS POINTS TOWARD YOUR FINAL GRADE APPLY TO THIS FINAL DRAFT AS WELL FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PROVIDE ME WITH A PRINTED COPY; otherwise, MLA-STYLE written in PEN or shared with me via your email!!** 



2nd Pre-AP American Lit./Comp.         

**NOTE TO ALL: we will check/go over your weekend homework ("PRACTICE 10: TRANSITIONAL WORDS") first thing in class tomorrow!**

**HW DUE WED. 8/16:

The FINAL, REVISED, MLA-style, typed copy of your Fahrenheit 451 Literary Analysis Ext. Paragraph Response

CHECKLIST FOR COMPLETION (to COPY ON CHECKLIST TEMPLATE given to you Tuesday and to TURN IN COMPLETED BY YOU with your FINAL COPY WEDNESDAY)
**items on checklist below with **TWO STARS** are to be included on your WRITING CHECKLIST to turn in with FINAL DRAFT

CONTENT: 
**___DID YOU ANSWER THE PROMPT QUESTION??? (audience/purpose/context)
**___ANALYSIS of Montag's CONFLICT, NOT SUMMARY/EVALUATION
**___Use of/explanation of LITERARY DEVICE(s) in text (tone/symbol/imagery/etc.)
**___Writing about literature = PRESENT TENSE VERBS
**___Response AVOIDS METADISCOURSE (and first-/second-person POV)

**___AVOIDS "THE ABYSS OF INCOHERENCE" in the conclusion/ends with the ORIGINAL QUESTION in mind (Montag's internal struggle)
___ONE 8-12 sentence EXTENDED PARAGRAPH response  
___Includes solid TRANSITIONS for writing coherence (at least 2-3)  

MLA FORMAT:

**___Follows all MLA STYLE BASICS for formatting/general rules outlined in class
**___MLA PROPERLY "blended/CITED quotes" (1-2) to back up your assertions (#).

**___Follows 'THIS + NOUN' rule
**___***Within "quotations," the correct use of commas/quotes 
___'Cliche quotes' vs. "textual evidence" (proper format) 

MISC.:

**___AVOIDS USING PASSIVE VOICE (PV)/uses strong POWER VERBS instead
**___AVOID 'LETTER GRADE ERRORS' and PEDANTIC/'flowery' WORDING
**___Corrected ALL ISSUES pointed out by Mrs. Krieger
**___INCLUDES A CORRECT WORK CITED for the novella at the end of the response
___REVISED (ideas) and EDITED (typos) by self/friend before submitting/ALL ROUGH DRAFT(S) IN WRITING SECTION OF YOUR BINDER