TESTS AND ESSAYS

I. DATES  TO REMEMBER: 

Thursday,  1/21- OMM ESSAY TEST

Friday, 1/22- Asynchronous assignment:  Complete the rough draft of your George/ Lennie Character Analysis.

Monday, 1/25- We will finalize your rough drafts AND take the Voc 8 Quiz

Tuesday, 1/26- Voc 9 is due (Lesson to GC and sentences with context clues to www.turnitn.com)

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS ON LENNIE OR GEORGE

II. Requirements for rough draft to be turned in to www.turnitin.com

**Be sure to run it through www.grammarly.com/edu before submitting the rough draft

1. Use your opening paragraph from the JamBoards

Opening Paragraph format:

    A. Introduction

     B. Background

     C. Thesis statement that presents a PROVABLE point about the character

     D. Parallel Blueprint:  One sentence with three points that will serve as the main subtopics for each                  body paragraph.  

     E. Transitional statement

               *Opening paragraphs were created on the Jam Boards. 

 Please copy and past them on to a Google or Word doc.

2. Outline and write your 3 body paragraphs. (One point of the blueprint for each paragraph)

**Follow the order of your blueprint in your opening paragraph

    A. Create an intro to you point

    B. This point needs to have purpose/ it will be one point of proof for your thesis statement

     C. Use cited textual and contextual examples to prove the point of this paragraph (2-3 examples)

     D. Present your examples in this manner:

        -Introduce/ transition into your example

       -State your example

      -Embed your example.  

**No first person

***No Second person

****Write in third person only

-No contractions, slang, "things", personal opinions/ examples

3. Conclusion

-A paragraph that summarizes and establishes that you have proved your blueprint.

-DO NOT use any EXACT line from your first four paragraphs.  The purpose of this paragraph is to conclude, not to be repetitive.

These rough drafts will be due before the end of the day tomorrow, 1/22

www.turnitin.com

On one Google or Word doc

-Rough draft first, outline under the essay.

**Run your paper through grammarly.com/edu

**E and L- use the www.grammarly.com/edu account and use your school email to make your own account.

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