Hatchet text response/analytical essay checklist

The Introduction
Does your introduction include: The title of the novel

The author’s name

An answer to the question (is the question in your answer?)

The setting of the story

The three points you will discuss.

Your introduction should begin with one of the following:

 In the novel Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, we are told the story of…
 In his tale of survival, Gary Paulsen, tells us the story of the main character Brian Robeson who…

The Body (the three paragraphs in the middle)

Is each paragraph structured according to TEEL? Topic sentence

Evidence

Explanation

Linking sentence

Does each topic sentence answer the question and include one reason.

Is your evidence related to the topic sentence?

Does the explanation give a lot more detail about how the topic sentence and evidence are related?

Does the linking sentence have the same idea as the topic sentence?

The Language
Have you tried not to repeat the same words often?

Have you started your sentences differently?

Have you taken out any unnecessary words?

Can you replace several words with one word?

Have you used interesting adjectives, verbs and adverbs?

Punctuation
Have you included full stops at the end of sentences?

Have you included commas to show a pause in a sentence?

Have you included apostrophes and capital letters on proper nouns and at the start of sentences?