Theme 21 - Reading Quiz: 3-Sentence Quotation Discussing Character Development in Assigned Reading

Literary Core Skill:

Choose passages from various titles to illustrate their themes.
Resources: Socratic List questions 11a – 11f, 12a – 12e, 13a – 13e

Elements of Fiction:

Theme
Character

Assignment Type:

Reading Quiz
3-Sentence Quotation

Description:

In this worksheet, students discuss the thematic implications of character development in the daily reading assignment with a “3-sentence quotation” featuring an interpretive statement in the follow-up sentence and correct citation format. It is designed as an in-class, open-book exercise.

Grading Rubric:

Equal parts credit for a) clean grammar, syntax, punctuation, and spelling; b) conformity to the “3-sentence quotation” formula; and c) plausibility of interpretation.

Completed Example Assignments: