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.
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.
•2. Give three facts about
how the character looks.
•1. Introduction
Sentence
•3.Give 3 facts about how
n the character acts.
In “Two
Words” by
Allende, ____ is
a ______
character.
• 4. Describe
• 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.
the people
who surround
this character
– the family –
the friends –
the enemies.
• 5. State the
conflict which
the character
faces.
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.
Your Constructed Response
1. Intro sentence (In your first sentence, name the play,
the author, and the topic of your paragraph)
2. Write a sentence to describe what the character
looks like.
3. Write a sentence to describe what the character
does.
4. Write a sentence to tell about the people in the life
of the character.
5. Write a sentence to tell about a conflict the character
faces.
6. Write a sentence to tell your opinion of the
character.
7. 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.
8. Truism
Your Name
Mrs. Beasley
English I or II
13 October 2014
Unit Two Character Sketch
In “Two Words” by Allende, ____________
is a ___________ character.
TYPE and TURN IN
• After you write your
• Turn in in this order:
rough draft. Type it in
– Rubric (on top)
MLA format. (Times New
– Planning Page
Roman, size 12, double
– Rough Draft
spaced. Your final copy
– Typed and Edited copy.(on
should have a MLA
bottom)
heading and a title.)
– Note: Please save work
online in your portfolio. This
is out third writing
assignment in this unit; so,
save as “ 3 constructed
response.”
Thanks.