Independent Reading

By Monday 5/16, you need to post to this blog on your independent novel. The instructions have remained the same except for the question/answer portion since you will all be reading different books. The other requirements have been repeated below:

• A one-paragraph STAARS analysis of some portion of the text (15 points)
  
• A one-paragraph personal response through which you defend an original controlling idea or thesis using specific details cited from the text (10 points)
• A rating out of 5 stars for your novel (5 points)*
  

Please bear in mind that while these discussions are taking place outside of class via this technology, your participation is a part of your course work. This means that conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation) count and, while your tone can be informal and you may directly address your peers by name, you are expected to focus on the literature and refrain from making any personal comments about your peers and/or their posts.

As always, please review the instructions on the STAARS process that you have been given multiple times already this year. Especially review "Attitude" and the proper format for the commentary paragraph (TEAR). Please cite your evidence from the text properly with a page number in parentheses followed by a period, ex: "This is an in-text citation" (1).

Also, please be sure to comment on THIS POST rather than creating your own or commenting on one created by another student. That way, you can benefit from reading everyone's responses and it's all in one place when it comes time for me to harvest the comments for grading. As always, please see me with your questions or concerns.

Thank You,
Mrs. Siragusa

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