What to check for in the rough drafts of Flowers for Algernon:
____ Handshake and thesis that grab you and give you a clear
direction
____ Summary that gives you enough to understand the basic
story
____ Three support paragraphs that explain the thesis
Each support
paragraph contains
____ Examples from the text and/or
Quote from the text
____ The essay writer’s opinion
____ The essay ends with a clear conclusion the summarizes
the main points
Better writers will
____ Have no grammar errors (or few distracting errors)
____ Good sentence variety to create a nice rhythm
____ Proper word choice
