How I am scoring your outlines: -good-faith effort on the original -adherence to in-class review (make revisions and annotations) -content and organization As we go through this review, you are
expected to make any changes NOW (write directly on your outline) so that I see them when I review your work. 1. Formatting: - 12 pt. Times New Roman - double-spaced
-MLA heading in left corner -Your last name in the right corner of the header -Working title centered at top of first page in plain, 12 pt. Times New Roman -Is it descriptive? 2. Main Points I. Here is where you have written your thesis statement. Re-read it. Does your thesis statement do the following things? a. Introduces the character(s) you will write about b. Connects the character(s) to the idea of a trial or test
c. Suggests how this connection affects a literary aspect of the play (conflict, motivation, theme, characterization) Here are two examples of appropriate thesis statements: -Mrs. Putnam relates to the title of The Crucible since the trauma of having lost her seven babies shapes her motivation and forces her into conflict with Rebecca. -The motivation of greed for property moves the characters of Giles Corey, Thomas Putnam, Reverend Parris into moral tests that relate to the title of The Crucible.
A, B, and C should introduce your topic sentences for each of your three subassertions. Re-read them. Wojciechowski Are your sub-assertions presented in the most logical order? -If you are analyzing a single character, do the sub-assertions build in a certain way? -If you are analyzing multiple characters, do you do so in the same order as you introduced them in the thesis statement? Does each topic sentence relate to your thesis statement? Example thesis: Mrs. Putnam relates to the title of The Crucible since the trauma of having lost her seven babies shapes her motivation and forces her into conflict with Rebecca. Example topic sentence: Because Mrs. Putnam cannot understand the reason why she miscarried seven children, the trial of her grief and her jealous anger easily motivates her to wrongly accuse Rebecca Nurse and create conflict. Example thesis: The motivation of greed for property moves the characters of Giles Corey, Thomas Putnam, Reverend Parris into moral tests that relate to the title of The Crucible.
Example topic sentence: Giles Corey strives to keep his property in his family and, in doing so, makes a moral choice to give up his life. 3. Evidence Each topic sentence should be supported by at least three anchored and cited quotations. Your quotes should be organized LOGICALLY, NOT CHRONOLOGICALLY. -Look at your main point (topic sentence). -Find the evidence that best establishes your point overall and lead with that.
In your explanations, are you explaining how the evidence you have supports your topic sentence? In your concluding line (#4), are you connecting your sub-assertion s main point to your topic sentence? Example topic sentence: Because Mrs. Putnam cannot understand the reason why she miscarried seven children, the trial of her grief and her jealous anger easily motivates her to wrongly accuse Rebecca Nurse and create conflict. Example concluding line: It can be suggested that Mrs. Putnam fails her moral test when she succumbs to vengeance and causes the death of Rebecca Nurse. Example topic sentence: Giles Corey strives to keep his property in his family and, in doing so, makes a moral choice to give up his life. Example concluding line: The court tests Giles faith, but his desire to take care of those he loves prevails.
4. Citations: Check citation punctuation. First quote (Miller 1.838). Second quote (1.838). Quote? (1.838). Quote! (1.838). -If you have any long quotes (more than four lines in the outline format): Paraphrase most of the quotation and directly quote only the most important part(s).
5. All quotes must be anchored. Review to be sure that your anchors and quotations create complete sentences. Review that you use correct MLA punctuation/capitalization. Vary your anchors (not always says ).
Anchors should be in present tense. Every anchor must be correct to gain full credit. 6. Miscellaneous -In the explanation of your evidence, be sure you discuss the events of the play in the present tense. (All verb tenses must be correct to earn full credit.) -Be sure that when you refer to the genre of the work, you refer to the correct genre (drama or play).
-Be consistent with the spellings and forms of characters names. -Look for and revise any informal or idiomatic language. -Eliminate the use of any personal pronouns. -Look for and eliminate any contractions. 7. Peer review: Explain (don t just read it) your outline and evidence to a partner.
At the end of the outline, write your comments on what concerns you might have about your content and what concerns you have about the rough draft. Put your work in the tray.