REQUIRED Written Reader's Response- Grades 6 - 8


DIRECTIONS:

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·   Choose ONE of the prompts below

·   Write a 100-150 word constructed response

· You may either download the form from the website, complete it, and hand it in to your English teacher by September 24, 2012 or complete it online (see below).

· The response you choose to complete will be worth ONE QUIZ GRADE.

1.  Write an essay in which you describe two challenges one of the characters has faced. Explain the character’s response to the challenges. Then explain what his/her responses reveal about him/her. Use details from the book to support your answer. 

Submit your answer here:
WRITTEN READER'S RESPONSE # 1

In your answer, be sure to:

·   identify the title and author of the book

·   describe two challenges the character has faced

·   explain his/her responses to the challenges

·   explain what his/her responses reveal about the character

·   use details from the book to support your answer 


Your writing will be scored on:

• how clearly you organize your writing and express what you
   have learned

• how accurately and completely you answer the question
   being  asked

• how well you support your responses with examples or
   details from the text

• how correctly you use grammar, spelling, punctuation,
   capitalization, and paragraphing. 

 2. Identify and support two character traits for one of the main characters in the book you read. Explain how the character demonstrates each of these traits. Use details from the book to support your answer.  

Submit Your Answer Here:
WRITTEN READER'S RESPONSE # 2

In your answer be sure to:

·   identify the title and author of the book

·   identify two character traits

·   explain how each character trait applies to the character

·   use details from the book to support your answer


Your writing will be scored on:

•how clearly you organize your writing and express what you have learned

•how accurately and completely you answer the question being asked

•how well you support your responses with examples or details from the text

•how correctly you use grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and paragraphing


 Each Choice is Worth 1 Quiz Grade   (only ONE is required)