---Include your name, contact information, education, work experience OR skills, activities, references
---Clean and organized--use font size and style and other features (lines, boxes, etc.) to organize the information
---Be consistent--use all phrases OR sentences; use parallel structure (ex. "Responsibilities included taking orders, preparing food,..." not "taking orders, to prepare food..."
---Easy to read and understand---use clear categories (Education, Service, References); write out abbreviations (ex. National Honor Society); give clear explanations of your job responsibilities or leadership roles
---One page AND fill the page--make good use of space between categories
---Don't forget! ---volunteer work and community service; ---activities; ---*SPELL CHECK AND PROOFREAD!*
Roberts: “A successful essay about literature is a brief but thorough (not exhaustive) examination of a literary work in light of topics…such as character, background, economic conditions, circumstances of gender, major ideas, artistic qualities, or any additional topic such as point of view and symbolism.”
Thesis Statement ---make sure you SAY something!---not just that a character develops but what about the character’s development ---avoid a negative thesis: “If X had not happened, then Y.”
Claims and Evidence Review ---Claim: a statement you hope will be taken as true ---Evidence: from the text(s), in this case; quote or passage that backs you up ---Warrant: the underlying assumption that connects the evidence to your claim; may need to spell it out sometimes
Establishing Credibility ---keep your tone thoughtful---do not bully or insult your readers ---take opposing arguments into account---acknowledge other viewpoints and show why they are wrong ---demonstrate your knowledge---check facts; write with standard conventions
Using the Text ---always, always, always give credit where credit is due ---no naked quotes! ---give a lead-in EX As Rochester tells Jane, “….” ---follow with your analysis and/or conclusions about the passage ---use brackets to indicate clarifying words/phrases you have added ---use ellipsis to indicate omitted words/phrases
Style of a Literary Analysis Paper ---don’t use “I” or “you”---no “I think” or “I feel” or “you will see” ---discuss the work, not the author….UNLESS you are discussing the author EX. Poor: Welty uses the name to symbolize endurance. Good: The name symbolizes endurance. ---be cautious about passive constructions EX. Poor: The plot is structured on Phoenix’s journey. Good: Phoenix’s journey gives structure to the plot. ---be cautious about praise ---avoid preparatory circumlocution EX. “In order to understand X we must examine Y” “It is interesting to note that Z is a significant aspect.” Tyra Banks: “The next name that I’m going to call is…” J
Details, Details ---include the author’s full name and the title of the work in the first sentence of your essay; afterward, use the author’s last name ---write in present tense about literature, past tense about historical events --- the logic of your argument should drive the order of your evidence---don’t go by chronological order of the plot unless that is the most logical way to organize your argument. ---use plot summaries only to exemplify the argument you are making
The "Before I Hand in My Paper" Checklist
Before I hand in my paper, I must be able to answer "yes" to each of these questions.
_ Did I SPELL CHECK my paper?
_ Did I PROOFREAD my paper, looking for grammar and spelling mistakes, missing words, typos, etc.? (If needed, did I have a group member proofread my paper, too?)
_ Did I type in 12 POINT FONT in TIMES NEW ROMAN?
_ Did I DOUBLE SPACE EVENLY throughout the paper?
_ Did I put my LAST NAME and the PAGE NUMBER in the top right-hand corner of every page?
_ Did I put CITATIONS after every direct quote and at least every paragraph?
_ Do my in-text citations match up with my WORKS CITED page? (each source appears both places)
_ Did I put the pieces of my paper IN THIS ORDER...?
Title Page (only if 5 pages or longer)
Body of paper---with heading: Name, Class and Hour, Date, Assignment
Works Cited page
Outline
_ Did I E-MAIL a copy of my paper to Miss Bergman? (cbergman@newton.k12.ks.us) (as an attachment OR copy-paste paper into the e-mail itself)
IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ALL QUESTIONS, YOU MAY TURN YOUR PAPER IN TO MISS BERGMAN.
AP English IV
Reading Fiction handout:RESUME GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION:
---Include your name, contact information, education, work experience OR skills, activities, references
---Clean and organized--use font size and style and other features (lines, boxes, etc.) to organize the information
---Be consistent--use all phrases OR sentences; use parallel structure (ex. "Responsibilities included taking orders, preparing food,..." not "taking orders, to prepare food..."
---Easy to read and understand---use clear categories (Education, Service, References); write out abbreviations (ex. National Honor Society); give clear explanations of your job responsibilities or leadership roles
---One page AND fill the page--make good use of space between categories
---Don't forget! ---volunteer work and community service; ---activities; ---*SPELL CHECK AND PROOFREAD!*
SAMPLE RESUMES:
http://computype.bizland.com/high_school_resume.htm
http://www.oet.ky.gov/des/vws/resume/hs_someexp_resume.asp
http://jobsearch.about.com/library/samples/blhsresume.htm
WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE lecture notes:
Roberts: “A successful essay about literature is a brief but thorough (not exhaustive) examination of a literary work in light of topics…such as character, background, economic conditions, circumstances of gender, major ideas, artistic qualities, or any additional topic such as point of view and symbolism.”
Thesis Statement
---make sure you SAY something!---not just that a character develops but what about the character’s development
---avoid a negative thesis: “If X had not happened, then Y.”
Claims and Evidence Review
---Claim: a statement you hope will be taken as true
---Evidence: from the text(s), in this case; quote or passage that backs you up
---Warrant: the underlying assumption that connects the evidence to your claim; may need to spell it out sometimes
Establishing Credibility
---keep your tone thoughtful---do not bully or insult your readers
---take opposing arguments into account---acknowledge other viewpoints and show why they are wrong
---demonstrate your knowledge---check facts; write with standard conventions
Using the Text
---always, always, always give credit where credit is due
---no naked quotes!
---give a lead-in EX As Rochester tells Jane, “….”
---follow with your analysis and/or conclusions about the passage
---use brackets to indicate clarifying words/phrases you have added
---use ellipsis to indicate omitted words/phrases
Style of a Literary Analysis Paper
---don’t use “I” or “you”---no “I think” or “I feel” or “you will see”
---discuss the work, not the author….UNLESS you are discussing the author
EX. Poor: Welty uses the name to symbolize endurance.
Good: The name symbolizes endurance.
---be cautious about passive constructions
EX. Poor: The plot is structured on Phoenix’s journey.
Good: Phoenix’s journey gives structure to the plot.
---be cautious about praise
---avoid preparatory circumlocution
EX. “In order to understand X we must examine Y”
“It is interesting to note that Z is a significant aspect.”
Tyra Banks: “The next name that I’m going to call is…” J
Details, Details
---include the author’s full name and the title of the work in the first sentence of your essay; afterward, use the author’s last name
---write in present tense about literature, past tense about historical events
--- the logic of your argument should drive the order of your evidence---don’t go by chronological order of the plot unless that is the most logical way to organize your argument.
---use plot summaries only to exemplify the argument you are making
Subordination and Coordination Practice: http://www.sinclair.edu/centers/tlc/pub/handouts_worksheets/english/subordination_coordination_practice.pdf
Sentence Combining / Sentence Variety: http://www.sinclair.edu/centers/tlc/pub/handouts_worksheets/english/sentence_combining_and_sentence_variety.pdf
English III
The "Before I Hand in My Paper" Checklist
Before I hand in my paper, I must be able to answer "yes" to each of these questions.
_ Did I SPELL CHECK my paper?
_ Did I PROOFREAD my paper, looking for grammar and spelling mistakes, missing words, typos, etc.? (If needed, did I have a group member proofread my paper, too?)
_ Did I type in 12 POINT FONT in TIMES NEW ROMAN?
_ Did I DOUBLE SPACE EVENLY throughout the paper?
_ Did I put my LAST NAME and the PAGE NUMBER in the top right-hand corner of every page?
_ Did I put CITATIONS after every direct quote and at least every paragraph?
_ Do my in-text citations match up with my WORKS CITED page? (each source appears both places)
_ Did I put the pieces of my paper IN THIS ORDER...?
Title Page (only if 5 pages or longer)
Body of paper---with heading: Name, Class and Hour, Date, Assignment
Works Cited page
Outline
_ Did I E-MAIL a copy of my paper to Miss Bergman? (cbergman@newton.k12.ks.us) (as an attachment OR copy-paste paper into the e-mail itself)
IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ALL QUESTIONS, YOU MAY TURN YOUR PAPER IN TO MISS BERGMAN.