1. Constructed Response Assignment
Write a constructed response essay about a character in the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. See rubric for details about grading.

2. Name______________ Period #____ 1.2 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.

3. Name______________ Period #____ 1.2 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.

4. The Main Characters
Amanda Wingfield -  Laura and Tom's mother. A proud, vivacious woman, Amanda clings fervently to memories of a vanished, genteel past. She is simultaneously admirable, charming, pitiable, and laughable.
Laura Wingfield -  Amanda's daughter and Tom's sister. Laura has a bad leg, on which she has to wear a brace, and walks with a limp. Twenty-three years old and painfully shy, she has largely withdrawn from the outside world and devotes herself to old records and her collection of glass figurines.
Tom Wingfield -  Amanda's son and Laura's brother. An aspiring poet, Tom works at a shoe warehouse to support the family. He is frustrated by the numbing routine of his job and escapes from it through movies, literature, and alcohol.
Jim O'Connor -  An old acquaintance of Tom and Laura. Jim was a popular athlete in high school and is now a shipping clerk at the shoe warehouse in which Tom works. He is unwaveringly devoted to goals of professional achievement and ideals of personal success.
Mr. Wingfield -  Amanda's husband and Laura and Tom's father. Mr. Wingfield was a handsome man who worked for a telephone company. He abandoned his family years before the action of the play and never appears onstage. His picture, however, is prominently displayed in the Wingfields' living room. 

5. Name: _____________ Period# ___ Planning Page –Constructed Response: A Character Sketch

6. “You smoke too much.” (267) Explain how this describes the character.
Find a sentence that describes your character and copy it word for word. List it in MLA format.
“You smoke too much.” (267)
Explain how this describes the character.
Tom smokes a lot and this bothers his mother who thinks he is wasting money.

7. 1. Introduction Sentence
In “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, ____ is a ______ character.
1. Introduction Sentence
2. Give three facts about how the character looks.
3.Give 3 facts about how n the character acts.
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.

8. 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.

9. 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
Note: quotes at least one sentence from this play somewhere in your response.
In “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, ___________ is a ____________ character.

10. Your Name Mrs. Beasley English II 13 September 2012
Constructed Response: A Character Sketch
In The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, ____________ is a ___________ character.

11. 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.