1. Name______________ Period #____ Unit 2 Constructed Response Rubric
25 points each :
Organization
Introductory sentence and conclusion sentence.
All sentences on topic.
MLA heading, Times New Roman, Size 12, Double Spaced.
Active Voice / appropriate diction/ sentence variety
Evidence Cited from the source. Writing based on textual evidence.
Grammar and spelling.
Writing Process must be shown to be graded.

2. Constructed Response Assignment
Write a constructed response essay about a character in the short story by Isabel Allende “Two Words.”Use MLA formatting. Show your writing progress.

3. In “Two Words” by Allende, ____ is a ______ character.
4. Describe the people who surround this character – the family – the friends – the enemies.
5. State the conflict which the character faces.
8. Truism
7. Describe the ending of the story and the role this character plays in how this story ends.
6. Give your personal opinion about this character.
2. Give three facts about how the character looks.
3.Give 3 facts about how n the character acts.
1. Introduction Sentence
In “Two Words” by Allende, ____ is a ______ character.

4. Rough Draft
Use your planning page to write a rough draft. Turn every “pie slice” into at least one sentence about the character you have chosen to write about. Begin with the introduction sentence and end with a truism that pertains to your essay. See guidelines for additional direction.

5. Your Constructed Response
Intro sentence (In your first sentence, name the play, the author, and the topic of your paragraph)
Write a sentence to describe what the character looks like.
Write a sentence to describe what the character does.
Write a sentence to tell about the people in the life of the character.
Write a sentence to tell about a conflict the character faces.
Write a sentence to tell your opinion of the character.
Write a sentence to talk about the end of the story and the outcome of the character or the part that player had in the outcome of the story.
Truism

6. Your Name Mrs. Beasley English I or II 13 October 2014
Unit Two Character Sketch
In “Two Words” by Allende, ____________ is a ___________ character.

7. TYPE and TURN IN
After you write your rough draft. Type it in MLA format. (Times New Roman, size 12, double spaced. Your final copy should have a MLA heading and a title.)
Turn in in this order:
Rubric (on top)
Planning Page
Rough Draft
Typed and Edited copy.(on bottom)
Note: Please save work online in your portfolio. This is out third writing assignment in this unit; so, save as “ 3 constructed response.”
Thanks.