CHECKLIST FOR J OHNNY TREMAI N

Assignment: Your paper should determine whether Johnny Tremain is a classic novel based on the definition in your challenge
guide. You should discuss Johnnys positive and negative traits (if the author describes both) and values Johnny
learned as he matured.

OVERALL STRUCTURE 25%
1) Composition is neat and double spaced with name and date (3 pts) ____
2) There is a title (reflecting words from last sentence if appropriate) (2 pts) ____
3) Did the student include all elements of the assignment instructions? (4 pts) ____
4) Is the thesis clear? (4 pts) ____
5) Did the student defend his thesis? (4 pts) ____
6) Did the student use specific examples and/or quotes from the text for support? (4 pts) ____
7) Did the student include any unnecessary information? (-3 pts) ____
8) Is the paper constructed correctly and of an appropriate length? (i.e. introduction, (4 pts) ____
one main topic per paragraph, conclusion, bibliography, ~500 words)

OVERALL STYLE 25%
1) Did the student primarily use action verbs? (5 pts) ____
2) Did the student primarily use active voice? (5 pts) ____
3) Did the student use consistent verb tense? (5 pts) ____
4) Is it obvious that the appropriate amount of thought went into the writing? (5 pts) ____

PARAGRAPH CONTENT 50%
INTRODUCTION 10%
Attention grabber (question, quote, statistic) or background information (title, author) (3 pts) ____
Brief synopsis (when, where, major characters) (3 pts) ____
Thesis with at least 3 main points. (4 pts) ____

BODY OF PAPER 30%
(at least 3 paragraphs; pts for additional paragraphs adjusted so total remains 30%)
I II III IV V
Clear topic sentence 2 pts
At least 2 supports for topic sentence 2 pts
2 quality adjectives 1 pt
2 adverbs (-ly words) 1 pt
Who/which clause 1pt
Use 3 different sentence openers 2 pts
#1 subject first (She celebrated her birthday.)
#2 prepositional phrase (In the middle of the night, they ran away.)
#3 ly word (Happily, he ran to the door.)
#5 www.tasia.wub (When the music played, they danced.)
#6 vss (2-5 word sentence)
Clincher or transition sentence 1 pts

CONCLUSION 10%
Restated thesis with main points (4 pts) ____
Application, moral, relevance (6 pts) ____
Subtotal _____
BONUS POINTS
Great vocabulary choice (3 pts) ____
Use of decorations (similes, metaphors, alliteration, etc.) (3 pts) ____
Student shows improvement compared to the last writing assignment (3 pts) ____
Total _____