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Name:Mods: English IV CP FEDORKORevolutionary Road: Yates{Analytic Essay Outline}Objective: The purpose of this assignment is for you to examine the main events and characters in the story. Respond to the following: How does Yates’s Revolutionary Road destroy or deconstruct the idea of the American Dream in our society?Directions: In the space below, take notes based off of the text, your annotations, or any worksheets you may have. Then complete the outline to prepare you for your essay. This outline WILL be checked – not having it completed WILL affect your essay grade.IntroductionWrite your general opening sentence here: What background information should intro contain? Plan your thesis statement here:Write your thesis statement here: Body Paragraph #1Plan your topic sentence here:Write your transitional topic sentence here: Quote #1: Quote #2: Concluding Sentence: Body Paragraph #2Plan your topic sentence here:Write your transitional topic sentence here:Quote #1: Quote #2: Concluding Sentence: Body Paragraph #3Plan your topic sentence here:Write your transitional topic sentence here:Quote #1: Quote #2: Concluding Sentence: ConclusionRestate main points. The conclusion should leave your reader with the sense that your ideas are important and have been developed completely.Be sure to bring up the idea of the American Dream again—provoke further thought here.Name: Grade: Date Due: Date Submitted: {Grading Rubric: Revolutionary Road Final Essay}ExcellentGoodAdequateMinimalAbsentIntroductionOpening sentence is GENERAL and INTERESTINGTitle (underlined) and author are clearly statedBackground information is sufficient and relevantThesis StatementIs underlinedAnswers the questionThe WHAT and the HOW are clearly articulatedSupporting ParagraphsFollows direction established by thesis statementEffective transitional topic sentences (the WHAT and HOW are clear)Quotes are smoothly integrated into a larger sentenceQuotes are cited correctlySupporting details are textually accurateFocus is on analysis, not summaryDemonstrates an analytic level of thinking about the textStrong concluding sentencesConcluding ParagraphRestates thesis statementApproximately equal in length to the introProvides unity (restates main ideas) and closure to the essayContent/OrganizationEssay thoroughly proves and supports the thesis statementSingle focus maintained throughoutCoherent (ideas are logical, organized, and clear)All parts of assignment are included: outline, draft, edits, reflection, etc.Usage, Mechanics, Sentence ConstructionClear diction – word choicePresent tense used throughoutThird person onlyContractions spelled outMinimal errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, fragments, run-onsAcademic Integrity Pledge: My signature below serves as an oath that I did not receive nor give an unfair advantage while completing this assignment: ................
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