Constructed Response
Assignment
Write a constructed response essay
about a character in the Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley. See rubric for details
about grading.
Name______________ Period #____
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. Give three facts
about how the character
looks.
•1. Introduction
Sentence
•3.Give 3 facts about how
n the character acts.
In Frankenstein
by Mary
Shelley, ____ 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.
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Your Constructed Response
Intro sentence (In your first sentence,
name the novel, 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 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley,
____ is a ______ character
Your Name
Mrs. Beasley
English I
13 September 2013
Constructed Response: A Character Sketch
In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, ____ 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.