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Ernesto CisnerosA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these essay questions as writing and critical thinking exercises for all levels of writers, and to build their literary analysis skills by requiring textual references throughout the essay.
Differentiation Suggestion: For English learners or struggling writers, strategies that work well include graphic organizers, sentence frames or starters, group work, or oral responses.
Scaffolded Essay Questions
Student Prompt: Write a brief (1-3 paragraph) response the bulleted outline to structure your writing. Cite details from the novel throughout your response as examples and support.
1. A dynamic character is one whose opinions, beliefs, or emotions change over the course of the story.
2. In some stories, the antagonist is not a character but instead is an idea, a way of life, or a problem in society.
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