Summary Essay Checklist (1,2,3,4) Summary Essay Checklist (1,2,3,4) Includes 4 short paragraphs: one each for the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution _____ Includes 4 short paragraphs: one each for the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution _____ Summarizes instead of retelling. Summarizes instead of retelling. _____ _____ Focuses on how the main events affect the protagonist, and how that character changes in response to the events. _____ Focuses on how the main events affect the protagonist, and how that character changes in response to the events. _____ Includes a strong theme statement Includes a strong theme statement _____ _____ Clear writing: Avoid run on sentences. Accurate CUPS (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling) _____ Clear writing: Avoid run on sentences. Accurate CUPS (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling) _____ _________/ 20 _________/ 20 Summary Essay Checklist (1,2,3,4) Summary Essay Checklist (1,2,3,4) Includes 4 short paragraphs: one each for the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution _____ Includes 4 short paragraphs: one each for the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution _____ Summarizes instead of retelling. Summarizes instead of retelling. _____ _____ Focuses on how the main events affect the protagonist, and how that character changes in response to the events. _____ Focuses on how the main events affect the protagonist, and how that character changes in response to the events. _____ Includes a strong theme statement Includes a strong theme statement _____ _____ Clear writing: Avoid run on sentences. Accurate CUPS (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling) _____ Clear writing: Avoid run on sentences. Accurate CUPS (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling) _____ _________/ 20 _________/ 20