MYP Level 5 Language and Literature Summer Reading Assignment The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls DUE the FIRST WEEK of SCHOOL! NO EXCEPTIONS!! *This is a 2-part assignment. The purpose of the summer reading assignment is to establish a baseline for student writing, both in writing constructed responses and formal essays. Part I Constructed Response: Choose ONE of the following prompts in which to write a – constructed response. Response should be typed in Times New Roman using 12-point font. Based on various factors such as character, environment, and point-of-view, individuals are motivated to make decisions and then take action based on those decisions that impact themselves, their relationships, and connections with society. Choose one decision (or action) that Jeannette Walls makes (takes) in The Glass Castle in which you explore the motivation, whether it be internal or external, behind the decision made or action taken. Your response should also include discussion of how this decision or action EITHER impacted her relationships with others OR her connection with society. People employ the use of logic in their everyday lives. They use it to reason through life’s problems and situations in order to find solutions where needed. In doing so, they reason through the pros and cons while anticipating the potential outcome(s). Choose a problem or situation that Jeannette Walls encounters in The Glass Castle and examine her use of logic in regards to that problem or situation. How does she weight the pros and cons while anticipating the potential outcome(s)? Social responsibility involves the willingness of an individual to serve the greater good of a community despite differences in environment and perspective. Choose a situation in the The Glass Castle where Jeannette Walls takes action that serves the good” of her community. Explain what the action was and how it “greater was meant to serve the good.” Also, explain whether or not Walls experienced “greater any conflict regarding differences in perspective or opinion. An individual’s place” in society is shaped largely by one’s sense of identity “comfortable and perspective on the world. Briefly explain how Jeannette Walls’ identity and perspective is transformed in The Glass Castle and how that leads to her finding her place” in society. “comfortable
MYP Level 5 Language and Literature Summer Reading Assignment The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls DUE the FIRST WEEK of SCHOOL! NO EXCEPTIONS!! *This is a 2-part assignment. The purpose of the summer reading assignment is to establish a baseline for student writing, both in writing constructed responses and formal essays. Part I – Constructed Response: Choose ONE of the following prompts in which to write a constructed response. Response should be typed in Times New Roman using 12-point font. Based on various factors such as character, environment, and point-of-view, individuals are motivated to make decisions and then take action based on those decisions that impact themselves, their relationships, and connections with society. Choose one decision (or action) that Jeannette Walls makes (takes) in The Glass Castle in which you explore the motivation, whether it be internal or external, behind the decision made or action taken. Your response should also include discussion of how this decision or action EITHER impacted her relationships with others OR her connection with society. People employ the use of logic in their everyday lives. They use it to reason through life’s problems and situations in order to find solutions where needed. In doing so, they reason through the pros and cons while anticipating the potential outcome(s). Choose a problem or situation that Jeannette Walls encounters in The Glass Castle and examine her use of logic in regards to that problem or situation. How does she weight the pros and cons while anticipating the potential outcome(s)? Social responsibility involves the willingness of an individual to serve the greater good of a community despite differences in environment and perspective. Choose a situation in the The Glass Castle where Jeannette Walls takes action that serves the “greater good” of her community. Explain what the action was and how it was meant to serve the “greater good.” Also, explain whether or not Walls experienced any conflict regarding differences in perspective or opinion. An individual’s “comfortable place” in society is shaped largely by one’s sense of identity and perspective on the world. Briefly explain how Jeannette Walls’ identity and perspective is transformed in The Glass Castle and how that leads to her finding her “comfortable place” in society.
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