the following categories as possible on the worksheet.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/26677281/Point-of-View-Worksheet
The quiz assignment:
Point of View Composition
In the days before texting, instant messaging, wikis, and blogs, people wrote diaries to describe their innermost feelings. In this assignment, you will write from the point of view of the protagonist of your independent reading text. This assignment will demonstrate your ability to identify personally with the protagonist, to show how you empathize with her or his conflicts, and to identify how life experiences help mold and change a person's identity. Happy creative writing! Here are the criteria.
Protagonist Point of View Criteria
Structure: You must write in first person narrator: the point of view of your protagonist. You should choose a style that best duplicates how an individual would think on paper about her or himself, such as a journal or letter. [Other style choices are okay, too.] Please write in multiple paragraphs. You'll type at school during class writers' workshop time.
100% point of the novel: You must write from the 50-100% mark of your novel. This is the section of your protagonist’s greatest tensions and most intense decision-making.
Style: You must incorporate correct prose Standard English conventions (complete sentences; paragraphs; correct dialogue quotation marks; correct MLA formatting).
Direct excerpts: You must include 10 direct excerpts from the original text. Additionally, you must embed the excerpts within your own sentences. Here is an example, written by Dr. Carolyn:
Rubric for 100% Outside Novel:
The Point of View of the Protagonist
Criteria | Description | Possible points | Your points |
Style: Narrator | first person narrator: the point of view of your protagonist | 3 | |
Length | minimum of 3 paragraphs (more is fine and can indicate a strong writing ability) | 3 | |
100% point of the novel | Each excerpt that is cited is drawn from the 50-100% mark of your novel: the greatest tensions and most intense decision-making | 3 | |
Style: prose Standard English conventions | complete sentences; paragraphs; correct dialogue quotation marks; correct MLA formatting. | 6 | |
Embedded Direct excerpts | 10 direct excerpts from the original text embedded within your own sentences | 15 | |
Totals | Possible 30 | Your total |
