House on Mango Street Essay Checklist due 2/27/19

Assignment: In a four-paragraph literary analysis essay, explain how Sandra Cisneros uses one literary element in two vignettes from House on Mango Street show the central idea of the novel.

Assignment Checklist: Self-check your essay.  Make sure it coincides with all the requirements.  Check each bubble that you completed.

Very Important: Do you have a thesis statement?  What is it?

Introduction

  • Did you start with an interesting statement (hook)?

  • Did you write the title and author?

  • Did you underline House on Mango Street?

  • Did you capitalize Sandra Cisneros?

  • Did you introduce the book and explain what it’s about?

  • Did you state a literary element that Cisneros uses to show the central idea?

  • Do you have a thesis statement that’s along the lines of “Cisneros uses [literary element] to show [central idea]?

Body #1

  • Does the vignette you chose prove your thesis?

  • Did you put your vignette in quotes?

  • Does your body have 8-10 sentences?

  • Do you have a topic sentence that agrees with your thesis statement?

  • Did you cite one literary element that Cisneros uses to show the central idea?

  • Do you have two quotes?

  • Do you explain each quote in 2-3 sentences?

  • Do your quotes prove your topic sentence?

  • Did you capitalize names?

  • Did you write down the page numbers of the quotes you took and place them in parenthesis?

  • Do you have a linking sentence that rephrases the topic sentence?

Body #2

  • Does the vignette you chose prove your thesis?

  • Did you put your vignette in quotes?

  • Does your body have 8-10 sentences?

  • Do you have a topic sentence that agrees with your thesis statement?

  • Did you cite one literary element that Cisneros uses to show the central idea?

  • Do you have two quotes?

  • Do you explain each quote in 2-3 sentences?

  • Do your quotes prove your topic sentence?

  • Did you capitalize names?

  • Did you write down the page numbers of the quotes you took and place them in parenthesis?

  • Do you have a linking sentence that rephrases the topic sentence?

Conclusion

  • Did you restate your thesis?

  • Is your thesis the same throughout the entire essay?

  • Did you summarize your argument in 1-2 sentences?

  • Do you tell the reader to act or believe something at the end of your essay?

Very End

  • Is your thesis the same throughout the entire essay?

  • Did you check your spelling on the entire document?

  • Is your writing legible?

  • Did you indent all paragraphs?

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