ASSIGNMENT #1- NUTMEG BOOK DIRECTIONS: Select one of the 2013 books to read. Nutmeg Choose four questions (from the boxes below) to answer about the book. Write your answers on the Response Sheet. Return the completed to your English/ Reading teacher by Response Sheet Friday, August 31, 2012. Nutmeg Reader Response Choices B). A). Select only one: Select only one: What is the main problem in the story? Discuss which character in the story you would like to know and why. How are and (insert alike or different? Examine what this story says about characters’ names) people in general. In what ways does What will (insert character’s this remind you of people you have read PROBABLY do next? name) about? If the author added another paragraph to Explain how this story is like or different the end of the story, it would MOST from your own personal experience. LIKELY explain or tell about . Explain which part of the story you think How does (insert character’s was most important. change in the story? name) Describe your reaction to the ending of Describe the setting of the story. the story. Write a BRIEF summary of the story. Explain why or why not this story could have really happened. C). D). Select only one: Select only one: Using a sequence chain, place the Identify the point of view of this story. important events in the story in order. Describe the or intent in author’s tone Using a Venn diagram, fill in how this story. and are alike or different. If you wanted to show how the main Explain why the author chose the title of character in this story changed, which this book. event would you write about? What type of a person do you think Select a passage from the story that you was? find most interesting. Explain your (insert character’s name) choice. What caused the character to do ? Write a journal page that could have been When the author the writes “ ,” written by one of the characters. reader can tell that he or she is Identify the theme of the story. Explain.
ASSIGNMENT #1- NUTMEG BOOK DIRECTIONS: Select one of the 2013 Nutmeg books to read. Choose four questions (from the boxes below) to answer about the book. Write your answers on the Response Sheet. Return the completed Response Sheet to your English/ Reading teacher by Friday, August 31, 2012. Nutmeg Reader Response Choices A). Select only one: What is the main problem in the story? How are and (insert characters’ names) alike or different? What will (insert character’s name) PROBABLY do next? If the author added another paragraph to the end of the story, it would MOST LIKELY explain or tell about . How does (insert character’s name) change in the story? Describe the setting of the story. Write a BRIEF summary of the story. B). Select only one: Discuss which character in the story you would like to know and why. Examine what this story says about people in general. In what ways does this remind you of people you have read about? Explain how this story is like or different from your own personal experience. Explain which part of the story you think was most important. Describe your reaction to the ending of the story. Explain why or why not this story could have really happened. C). Select only one: Using a sequence chain, place the important events in the story in order. Using a Venn diagram, fill in how and are alike or different. Explain why the author chose the title of this book. What type of a person do you think (insert character’s name) was? What caused the character to do ? When the author writes “ ,” the reader can tell that he or she is D). Select only one: Identify the point of view of this story. Describe the author’s tone or intent in this story. If you wanted to show how the main character in this story changed, which event would you write about? Select a passage from the story that you find most interesting. Explain your choice. Write a journal page that could have been written by one of the characters. Identify the theme of the story. Explain.
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