Responses to Literature

According to the Indiana Department of Education's Academic Standards for English 9

9.5.2 Write responses to literature that:

• demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the significant ideas of literary works.
• support statements with evidence from the text.
• demonstrate an awareness of the author’s style and an appreciation of the effects created.
• identify and assess the impact of ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text.

Examples:

Write a description of the characters of Jem and Scout Finch in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird from the viewpoint of another character, Boo Radley or Atticus Finch.

Write a comparison of different characters in a book, such as Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, explaining how they are alike and different and how each serves to move the plot of the novel forward.

Go to our response to literature, semester 1