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A lot of you are finishing up with your Level 3 Posts- Congrats! Here is the level 4 rubric if you are interested in pursuing a 4 for Literary Texts: 
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What is the main conflict in the story? List three events that have been part of the conflict, and explain how they contributed to the conflict.
Example Response: In the book Wonder, by R.J. Palacio, the main problem that August deals with is trying to find his place in the world of middle school. August has a facial anamoly that makes him look very different from other kids his age, and because of his appearance he deals with a lot of bullying. He also deals with self-confidence issues, because he is aware that he is different from those around him. There are many events that build up this conflict. The first event that starts the conflict is when August’s parents tell him that he will be going to public school for the first time ever. Not only will he be going to school, but he will be in Middle School. Middle School is tough for everyone, and it is even more difficult for a kid like August who looks so different from everyone else. August wants even more badly to fit in because it is hard for him to have people staring at him and pointing at him day after day. The second event that is part of the conflict is Julian bullying him constantly. Julian is one of those kids who is nice in front of teachers but mean to kids when adults aren’t around. Julian picks on August, and leaves him nasty notes in his locker, and tells him he looks like a deformed character in Star Wars. Julian makes it difficult for August to feel comfortable and relaxed at school. The last event that builds up the conflict is when August overhears Jack Will talking bad behind his back. August had thought that Jack was his best friend in school, but then when he hears Jack Will say that if he were August he would kill himself, August realizes that he might not be such a good friend after all. After this happens, August feels even more out of place in Middle School. He feels like a lonely outcast, and all he wants to do is fit in. So here is an example of a good quality post for the 2nd Blog Entry. The question is:
"Who is the most dynamic character in the story so far? What are their goals? What events have motivated them to achieve their goals? Name at least 2 events and explain how they have motivated the character." Section 2 came up with this awesome answer: In the book Wonder, August is a dynamic character. A dynamic character is a character in a story who changes in some way, either physically, emotionally, or in another way because of a goal they might have. August is a 10 year old boy with a cranio-facial anomaly who will be going to middle school for the first time when the book starts. Because of his disorder, August looks very different from all of the other kids his age. This makes him a little sad and makes him feel left out. His whole life he has felt left out. When he was a little kid, other kids would run away scared when he would go out in public. He also has never been to public school and was home schooled by his Mom because he had to get so many surgeries as a child. Going to middle school is a big deal for August, but it’s going to take a lot of guts to survive his first year. August’s biggest goal so far in the book is to fit in in middle school. Middle school is, for most kids, the hardest years of childhood. It’s a time where everyone is a critic, and standing out at all can make you a target for bullying. For August, bullying is even more of a reality because of his disorder. One of the first things that motivated August to fit in was Summer, a nice girl in his grade, sitting with him at lunch on the first day of school. This event gave August hope because he knew that Summer hadn’t been told to hang out with him and that she chose to sit there on her own, which showed him that there are actually good people at his school. Another motivator was when Julian, the class bully and constant suck-up, compared August to a Star Wars character with a melted face. This jab made August aware that kids can be super cruel and without teachers ever finding out about it. It showed him that if he wants to fit in, he’s going to have to do it for himself without the help of others. These events have pushed August to work even harder to fit in in middle school. Check out more examples here: Blog Post Page | Ms. DavisI'm an excited & enthusiastic ELA teacher! ArchivesCategories | ||
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