Lafontaine Semester 1 Final Exam: Reading Workshop Directions: 1) Print this document. 2) Open a Microsoft Word Document. 3) Respond to both essay prompts about The Lovely Bones. 4) Follow the directions and requirements given for each prompt. 5) Save your work periodically throughout the 90 minutes. Save your final work in your H drive. 6) Send your final copy to me as an attachment. Make sure your file ends in .docx before sending it. You have 90 minutes to write. You may use your notes and your book. Good luck! Prompt 1 The following is an important quotation from the novel about letting go and the connection between the dead and the living: “When the dead are done with the living, the living can go on to other things,“ Franny said. “What about the dead?“ I asked. “Where do we go?” (p. 145) How does Susie hang onto the living? What are the different scenes in the novel that show she if finally letting go of the living? Why do you think Susie had such a hard time letting go of the living? What did she need to accomplish before she could let go. Be sure to address all of these questions in your response. Use SPECIFIC DETAILS AND QUOTATIONS from the novel to support your ideas. Go to page two for the second prompt. You are required to answer both. __________/100 points Rubric All parts of the question are addressed in the response Student shows familiarity and understanding of the novel through his/her response Student shows analytical and critical thinking through his/her response. Student uses specific details from the novel to support his/her ideas Student uses quotations from the novel to support his/her ideas Total ________/100 100-90 Exceeds 89-60 Meets 59-0 Does not meet Lafontaine Prompt 2 Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones explores the different ways in which people deal with grief when they lose a loved one. When Susie Salmon is killed on her way home from school, her family and friends members of her family all deal differently with their grief. For example, Jack (her dad) becomes obsessed with finding the killer, going so far as to attack a boy in a cornfield when he mistakes him for Susie’s murderer. Write a character analysis of ALL of the following main characters in the novel: Jack (her dad), Abigail (her mother), Lindsey (her sister), Ray Singh (her friend and first kiss) and Ruth (the girl she “touched” before leaving for heaven). Analyze the the ways in which they deal with their own private grief over Susie’s murder. Provide SPECIFIC DETAILS AND QUOTATIONS from the novel to support your ideas. __________/100 points Rubric All parts of the question are addressed in the response Student shows familiarity and understanding of the novel through his/her response Student shows analytical and critical thinking through his/her response. Student uses specific details from the novel to support his/her ideas Student uses quotations from the novel to support his/her ideas Total ________/100 100-90 Exceeds 89-60 Meets 59-0 Does not meet