Response to Literature Writing Assignment

DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19

The response to literature should talk about why the author decided on the literary elements he put into the story. It should not be a summary of what happened in the story.

Structure

First paragraph - Introductory (setting and mood of the story)

Second paragraph - characterization (WHY did the author make the eldest brother smart? Why did the author make the second eldest brother strong? What was he trying to say about those characteristics in relation to the theme?) Write about :

• the king
  the wizard
  the cobbler
  each of the three brothers

Third paragraph - conflict. Tell which type of conflict it is using the literary terms given out in class Download literary_terms.doc . Then discuss how the conflict was resolved. How does this fit into the theme of the story?

Fourth paragraph - theme. What is the moral of the story - what was the author trying to teach the reader?

Fifth - opinion. Did you think this was a good story? What was your favorite part? What questions did you have about the story after you read it? Did you learn anything from the story?