Claim: Restate and take a position.
Evidence: Give support; cite
Reasoning: Explain the evidence.

1.) Dialogue should sound like real speech.
2.) Identify the speaker and how he speaks by using speaker tags.
3.) Set off the speaker’s words with quotation marks.
4.) Begin a new paragraph each time the speaker changes.
5.) The first words of quotations are capitalized.
6.) End marks are usually placed inside quotation marks.

Rubric for the Parts of Speech (POS) Project

Page 1: The parts of speech with definitions: 10
2: Calculations: 35
3: Pie graph: 25
4: Learning summary: 10
Eight samples: 20
Total points: 100

Neatness, accuracy, and legibility count greatly.
Projects without the eight samples will not be graded.

POS Samples

You will sample one-hundred-word blocks in a magazine by bracketing each sample block, labeling it with a part of speech, and then underlining that part of speech each time it appears in the sample. You must follow this order of the parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. Each sample must be clearly labeled. Count the number of times that a part of speech appears in a sample and clearly place that number at the beginning of the sample.

First page: the Parts of Speech with definitions

List and define the POS. The POS must be in the required order (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, interjection). In the upper right-hand corner, write your name and hour. All work is to be done on loose-leaf paper. When all four pages are completed, you will glue the four sheets on a construction paper, which will be supplied to you. No papers may overlap the sides of the construction paper.

Second page: Calculations

In the upper left-hand space, in a column in the proper sequence, list the POS. Next to each POS, record the number of each POS found in the samples. Add the number of POS. This is the total of POS you have found.
Divide the total into each individual number of POS up to the third place past the decimal. Add the fractions. The total of fractions may not be less than .97 and no greater than 1.03.
Multiply 360 degrees by the fraction of each POS. Add the degrees of all the POS. The total of degrees of all the POS may not add up to less than 350 degrees or greater than 370 degrees.
Show all long-form multiplication and division below. All this work must be done on one side of loose-leaf.

Third page: Pie Graph

Draw a circle six inches in diameter. Divide it into sections representing the number of degrees for each POS. Identify each section by its POS with the number of degrees it represents.
At the bottom of the page, create a key for the pie diagram. List the POS in the proper sequence. Show the percentages for each POS and color coordinate each POS with its slice in the diagram. Coloring must be done with pencils, not crayons.

Fourth page: Learning Summary

Evaluate the POS project. Discuss what you have learned, the problems you faced, the solutions you came up with, the conclusions you can draw from the pie chart, and the purpose of knowing the POS.

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1) Define the parts of speech and give a page of examples with pictures.

2) The parts of speech must be in this order: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.

3) These eight pages will be your guide to completing the Parts of Speech Project successfully.

Based on your four sources, write an essay arguing for or against the continued production of the penny in the United States.

First paragraph:
Based on my four sources, I believe that the United States should/should not continue producing pennies (take a position: for or against)…. The penny is (explain the topic: penny)…. I believe that the United States should/should not continue producing the penny because (list two arguments)….

Second paragraph:
(Restate the first argument and give two examples in support of your position.)

Third paragraph:
(Restate the second argument and give two examples in support of your position.)

Fourth paragraph:
Others believe that (state the counterargument and give an example to support it)…. Nonetheless, I believe that (explain why you disagree with the counterargument.)

Fifth paragraph:
In conclusion, (restate the prompt and your position with supporting arguments; then end with a strong closing statement).

Complete a loose-leaf page for each of the following topics: My Interests; My Personal Goals; My Academic Goals; How Can My Teacher Help Me; and How Can My Parents Help Me. The front of the page should have images in pictures and drawings related to the above topics and on the reverse a detailed description of the pictures. Please, no computer-generated pictures and no use of crayons.

Each school day read for twenty minutes, and:

Monday: Summarize the reading in three sentences;
Tuesday: Draw a picture of something in the reading and explain its significance in three sentences;
Wednesday: List three quotations and explain one of them;
Thursday: Summarize the reading in three sentences;
Friday: Explain your likes and dislikes of the reading in three sentences. Have a parent sign a statement saying he has seen you reading every school day for twenty minutes.

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