Reading-response assignment

Every other week you will use the online reading list (below) to research and respond to a high-profile crime of the past. To receive credit, you must fully complete the reading- response guide and attach it to the Writing Errors rubric. Ms. Cavo will not accept any late articles/responses. If you are absent on the date the assignment is due, you have one day upon returning to class to submit the assignment. 

Download the reading-response guide.

Grading

Each assignment is worth 100 points:

• Each of the areas in section 1-Basic Facts is worth 5 points (20 points total)
   

• The paragraph in section 2-MMO is worth 15 points (15 points total)
   

• Your response to section 3-Dective Fiction Elements is worth 20 points and must
  include two in-text citations (5 points deducted for each missing citation)

Deductions will be made for writing errors.

You must print and attach a copy of the Writing Errors rubric to your reading-response guide (5-point deduction if the rubric is missing).

Download the Writing Errors rubric.
 

Reading list

For every reader-response assignment, you will become a detective by analyzing the citations for the source material and locating the required articles. All articles can be found in the databases on the Media Center home page. To access the databases from home, stop by the Media Center for a passwords bookmark.

Citation tips

Plagiarism demonstrates lack of integrity and character. It is inconsistent with the goals and values of NHHS. Review the plagiarism policy to learn about strategies that will help you succeed with honor.

Because you are being provided with full citations for each assignment's sources, you will not have to prepare a Works Cited page. However, in your written responses, you must use in-text citations to properly cite quoted or paraphrased material.

For help with in-text citations:

• Review your in-text citation handout

• Visit the OWL at Purdue

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