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Literature Response Writing Topic:

Find these titles on our website.

  

To answer the following essay questions, choose one of the novels read this year as a class.

Maniac Magee

Bud, Not Buddy

Taste of Blackberries

 

You may also choose one of our Book Club novels read by your group:

Wizard of Oz

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

The Music of Dolphins

A Fish in a Tree

Birdwing

A Dog Like Daisy

Essay 2: AN IMPORTANT CONFLICT

Describe an important conflict a character faced and explain how the conflict was resolved or dealt with fully.

 

Plan you essay using this thinking chart/ Organizer.

 

Character: 

 

  • Where does the conflict take place? 

  • Type of conflict: □ Person vs. Person □ Person vs. Self □ Person vs. Nature □ Person vs. Society

  • Other character(s) involved in this conflict (if any): 

  • How does the conflict get started?

  • How does the conflict continue?

  • Describe the most intense point in the conflict:

 

Provide 3 details from the text that show ways in which this conflict is resolved or dealt with completely.

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Write A well-written response.   (A full page is appropriate.)

  • Be sure your first sentence includes the title and author of the text and the name of the character involved in the conflict.

  • Follow the ideas on your organizer (in order). You may break your response into three paragraphs, one for each section on the organizer.

  • Use some transitions between examples.

  • Proofread your work and make changes to fix any problem spots.

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