**ATTENTION 4th HONORS AMLIT: MAJOR WRITING ASSIGNMENT FINAL DRAFT DUE COMPLETED/READY FOR CLASS TOMORROW WED. 2/28**

4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

*MAJOR* HW DUE WED. 2/28:

The FINAL, REVISED, MLA-style, TYPED copy (*either shared with me OR printed) of your Fahrenheit 451 Literary Analysis Extended Paragraph Response

--changes/revisions TO BE MADE/APPLIED are based upon our individual meetings all this PAST WEEK in class with your *ROUGH DRAFT COPY (*HARD COPY(ies) in WRITING SECTION of binder)

**REMEMBER: +1pt. BONUS to FINAL DRAFT for bringing a PRINTED COPY to class TUESDAY!

• BELOW: CHECKLIST FOR WRITING COMPLETION (to COPY ON CHECKLIST TEMPLATE to be given to you MON. 2/26 and COMPLETED TUES. 2/27 IN CLASS and to TURN IN COMPLETED BY YOU with your FINAL COPY WEDNESDAY 2/28)

**items on checklist below with **TWO STARS** are to be included on your WRITING CHECKLIST to turn in with FINAL DRAFT

CONTENT (3-5pts each): 
**___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 (2-5pts each):

**___Follows all MLA STYLE 9th edition 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. (*UP TO 10pts each):

**___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

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**ALSO PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO BRING YOUR COPY OF F451 WITH YOU TO CLASS EVERY DAY!