BOOK REPORT DIRECTION

FINAL DUE DATE FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT

(no late passes will be excepted)

1113111

Summary Essay
Complete the Graphic Organlzer on the back using the example from your student notebook as a reference. The final draft of your summary essay needs to be either typed or handwritten neatly.

Typed . Name, Period, and Date at the top right hand corner of the page r Title at the top of the page . 12 point font . Font style: Times New Roman . Black ink only . Double Spaced . One inch margins allaround o Printed on white paper
Summary Essay Rubric

Handwritten

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Name, Period, and Date at the top right hand corner of the page Title at the top of the page Blue or black ink ONLY Lined white paper Clean edges (No frayed edges from a spiral notebook) Neat PRINTING (no cursive) DOUBLE SPACED

Essays are graded on a 20 point scale. Look at the expectations below to make sure you are writing a quality essay 20 points - An essay that scores 20 points will: Clearly address all parts of the writing task Demonstrate a clear understanding of purpose and audience Maintain a consistent point of view, organizational structure, and use of transitions lnclude a clearly presented central idea Include a variety of sentence types Contain few, if any, errors Paraphrase the main idea and significant details

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15 points

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An essay that scores 15 points will: Address some parts of the writing task Demonstrate a general understanding of the purpose and audience Maintain a mostly consistent point of view, organizational structure, and use of transitions lnclude a central idea with mainly relative events

lnclude a variety of sentence types Contain some errors Paraphrase the main idea and significant details

Book Report Scoring Guide

Below you will find a list of all the assignments included in your book report assignment and their point values.

The book report must be stapled in the following order:

1. Cover Page (Wanted

2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Poster) Outline Essay Transition Word Hunt

Summary Summary

10 10

20

lndependent & Dependent Clauses Overall Neatness + Effort (not a paper

Search

10 10
'10

assiqnment)

Total amount of

points

70

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D)

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Draw and color a picture of the main character.

Write the name of the main character and the prize for finding the main character.

Write a short paragraph describing the main character's physical descriptions and the reason why he or she is "wanted."

Name

Period

Transition Word Hunt

Directions: While you read your book, look for 10 transition words or transitional phrases at the beginning of sentences. 1- write down the page number where you found the sentence. Write down the entire sentence. Underline the transition word or transitional phrase in each sentence.

2. 3.

Page

Sentence

Number

p88

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lndependent and Dependent Clause Search

Directions: While you read your book, look for sentences that contain the independent and the dependent

clause.

1. Write down the page number where you found the sentence. 2. Write down the entire sentence 3. Underline the dependent clause in each sentence

lndependent Clauses + Dependent Clause

Directions: Find sentences where the independent clause is at the beginning of the sentence and the dependent clause is at the end. Page Sentence

Number p.161

They joined hands and listened while the fifth-place team was called.

lndependent Clauses + Dependent Clause

Directions: Find sentences where the dependent clause is at the beginning of the sentence and the independent clause is at the end. Reminder: There is always a comma after the dependent clause Clause COMMA I t Clause

As Randy hung up, Delia clicked over to the other line.