WLE+Checklist+before+submission

Final WL Copy—Check List ( I would like you to follow the instructions below even for your rough drafts)

**FINAL COPIES OF WORLD LITERATURE ESSAY DUE ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2011 PLEASE BRING 1 HARD COPY OF YOUR ESSAY ON THE DUE DATE ** **__PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE THEM. __**

Check them off:
 * Note: NO SEPARATE TITLE PAGE & NO SEPARATE BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE **


 * **WL #1 ** ||  **WL #2 **  ||   ||
 * ||  || **Heading: ** ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || Your full name ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || Your candidate number ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || World Literature Paper, Assignment #1 or Assignment #2 (as appropriate) ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || Date ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || Word count (don’t include heading, title, extract or bibliography in your word count) ||
 * ||  || **Title: ** ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || Highly specific title (centered on page) detailing the subject and type of analysis of your paper ||
 * ||  || **<span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Paper Formatting Requirements: ** ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">TYPED (1” margins, 12 pt. Times or Arial font; double spaced, black ink) ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Last name & candidate number appear on __every page__ in the header or footer ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Every page is numbered ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Include the word count (again) after your paper and before your bibliography ||
 * ||  || **<span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Bibliography: ** ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">You have included an appropriately formatted bibliography at the end of your paper. <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif;">Your bibliography should include the necessary information on each work you discussed in your paper. List the book(s) you used in alphabetical order by author. ||
 * ||  || **<span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Bibliography: ** ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">You have included an appropriately formatted bibliography at the end of your paper. <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif;">Your bibliography should include the necessary information on each work you discussed in your paper. List the book(s) you used in alphabetical order by author. ||
 * ¨ ||  ¨  || <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">You have included an appropriately formatted bibliography at the end of your paper. <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif;">Your bibliography should include the necessary information on each work you discussed in your paper. List the book(s) you used in alphabetical order by author. ||

ð <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">You have typed up (and proofread) your chosen extract for this paper. ð <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">You have numbered every 5th line of your extract. ð <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">You have included the title, author, and page numbers of the book you took your extract from on the extract page. ð <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">You have put your name and candidate number on your extract. ð <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Put your extract at the END of your essay.
 * <span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Extract—WL Paper 2 only: This is meant only for HL students **

<span style="font-family: 'CG Times',serif; font-size: 14pt;">Courtesy- s.spachman.tripod.com/**IB**/wl**paper**_**checklist**.doc

=Additional Information:= = = =Please check your drafts against the following:= = = =The structure of your essay is:= =Intro paragraph clearly names books and authors= =intro paragraph states the thesis of the essay= =intro paragraph explains or defines key terms in the topic= =intro paragraph why the topic is of interest, worthy of study, relevance etc= =intro paragraph shows an appreciation of the books’ cultural settings= =each body paragraph begins with a topic sentence with links to the keywords of= =the essay topic= =each body paragraph contains at least one supporting quote or example= =some body paragraphs show an appreciation of the importance of the cultural= =setting to what happens in the books= =the concluding paragraph refers to the thesis proposed in the introduction= =the concluding paragraph summaries the main findings of the essay= =the concluding paragraph includes some personal response.= =4 . Language Use= =formal language with no contractions, abbreviations or informal words= =literary technical terms must be included= =spelling, punctuation and grammar are carefully checked.= =clear, fluent, consistent style of writing is used.= =avoid long rambling sentences. Use sentence length variety=