11.6- Bell-ringer, Rubric, and Dialogue Notes

Bell-ringer: Write the sentences and then define the underlined words using context clues and prior knowledge.

1. I craved a piece of that delectable chocolate cake all day.

2. The demagogue, an unprincipled politician, won the election again.

3. Unlike her completely sane sister, Deidra is somewhat demented.

4. His demise was a shock; hearing about the death caused great sorrow.

5. The denizens of Michigan are called Michiganders.

Narrative Essay

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Teacher Name: 8th Grade Reading Language Arts


Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY	10	9-7	6-4	3-1
Introduction	First paragraph has a "hook" or interesting beginning.	First paragraph has a weak "hook".	An interesting beginning was attempted but was confusing rather than catchy.	No attempt was made to catch the reader\'s attention in the first paragraph.
Organization	The story is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions. Obvious plot structure.	The story is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used. Plot was not well developed.	The story is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear. There was minimal plot development.	Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged.
Setting/Characters	Many vivid, descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place.	Some vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story took place.	The reader can figure out when and where the story took place, but the author didn't supply much detail.	The reader has trouble figuring out when and where the story took place.
Format	All formatting requirements (double-space, font size, dialogue, technical aspects) are met.	Most formatting requirements are met.	Half of the formatting requirements are met.	Little to no formatting requirements are met.
Creativity	The story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader\'s enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination.	The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader\'s enjoyment. The author has used his imagination.	The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his imagination.	There is little evidence of creativity in the story. The author does not seem to have used much imagination.
Grammar/ mechanics	There are no grammatical or mechanical errors in the story.	There are one to three grammatical/mechanical errors.	There are more than three grammatical/mechanical errors.	Grammatical and mechanical errors are innumerably, making the story difficult to read.

 Dialogue Notes

#1 Use quotation marks to enclose a direct quotation 

n#2 A directly quoted sentence begins with a capital letter.

n#3 When a speaker tag interrupts a quote, the second part begins with a lowercase letter.

n#4 If a quoted sentence is divided, a comma follows the first part and comes before the second part.

n#5 A quote at the beginning of a sentence uses a comma, question mark, or exclamation point at the end.

n#6 If a quotation comes at the end of a sentence, a comma comes before it.

n#7 A period or a comma should always be placed inside the quotation marks.

#8 Every time a new person speaks, another paragraph must be started. 

n#9-Don’t overuse dialogue

#10-Give the dialogue purpose