Writing Assignment: Junior S First Week of School

English 306 Name: ______

WRITING ASSIGNMENT: JUNIOR’S FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL

In Chapter 8, “How to Fight Monsters”, Junior transfers to Reardan School.

Write a diary entry from Junior’s perspective (first person) where he explains his thoughts and feelings about what happened throughout this first week of school. Junior should be reminiscing about this emotional week, and should therefore refer to events that happened, and how he felt about this important change in his life.

This entry should:

1.  Be written in first person (using “I”)

2.  Explain the emotions Junior experienced

3.  Be written in past tense (because Junior is reflecting on what happened)

4.  Refer to events that happened in the book (look over pages 54-61)

5.  Be realistic. Keep in mind Junior’s voice, and what he would likely say.

6.  Be approximately one page in length.

7.  Be edited for spelling and mechanical errors (submit your edited rough draft).

This piece of writing will be evaluated for your production competency (C3)

EVALUATION OF WRITING ASSIGNMENT: JUNIOR’S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

CRITERIA: / 1/1+ / 2/2+ / 3/3+ / 4/ 4+ / 5/5+
VOICE
(written in past tense and using Junior’s voice) / Does not meet expectations/ requirements / Meets few of expectations/ requirements / Meets many of expectations/ requirements / Meets all expectations/ requirements / Exceeds the expectations/ requirements
IMPACT OF WRITING
(language used has style, connects with audience, and contains depth) / Does not meet expectations/ requirements / Meets few of expectations/ requirements / Meets many of expectations/ requirements / Meets all expectations/ requirements / Exceeds the expectations/ requirements
CONNECTIONS
(contains links to story and develops the character) / Does not meet expectations/ requirements / Meets few of expectations/ requirements / Meets many of expectations/ requirements / Meets all expectations/ requirements / Exceeds the expectations/ requirements
GRAMMAR & MECHANICS
(proper use of verb tenses, punctuation and spelling) / Does not meet expectations/ requirements / Meets few of expectations/ requirements / Meets many of expectations/ requirements / Meets all expectations/ requirements / Exceeds the expectations/ requirements
PROCESS
(self/peer editing, changes made to improve from one draft to the next) / Does not meet expectations/ requirements / Meets few of expectations/ requirements / Meets many of expectations/ requirements / Meets all expectations/ requirements / Exceeds the expectations/ requirements