2. How to do an Upstairs/Downstairs Reading Response Copy the following info into the “Reading Response” section of your notebook

3. Format Your Paper First, divide your paper by drawing a series of stairs from the upper right corner to the lower left corner

4. Upstairs Side The left-hand side of the paper is the upstairs, representing a character’s strengths

5. Upstairs Side The upstairs side contains criteria representing the character’s strengths, dreams, and goals

6. Upstairs Side “Two citations” Two images Two Brainstorms: four (three words or less) around each image

7. Downstairs Side The right-hand side of the paper is the downstairs, representing a character’s weaknesses or challenges

8. Downstairs Side The downstairs side contains criteria representing the character’s weaknesses, obstacles, and failures

9. Downstairs Side “Two citations” Two images Two Brain- storms: four (three words or less) around each image

10. Criteria Citations, images,and brainstorms must tie-in Must be multicolored No lined paper Use parenthetical citation Each side must be a different color Be creative, unique, even unusual

11. How to Grade an Upstairs/Downstairs Click on the Falling Dude for a Student Example

12. Guidelines Upstairs:  2-Images  8-Brainstorms  2-Citations Downstairs  2-Images  8-Brainstorms  2-Citations Entire Assign:  2-Stairs Colors  1-Stairs Direction Right to Left  1-Name, Date, Period, Assign- ment #, and Title Each Criteria Is Worth Three Points

13. Pointers 2 Pointers Incorrect Parenthetical Citation Incorrect Brainstorm Statements 20 Pointers Lined Paper Not Colorful