RAD Reading Responses

I've finally, after nearly 20 hours of grading, finished reading all 99 of your reading responses. I enjoyed the in-depth analyses of your banned books. You all provided relevant evidence from your texts and wrote well-crafted four-five paragraph essays with engaging introductions. Here are four (of many) outstanding essays in each class. Read and write a comment on two essays, one from your class and one from another class. Follow the guidelines we will go over in class.

805

Frankie has a thought-provoking focus that she connects to the real world:
http://19fnegri.blogspot.com/2018/11/banned-book-club-essay-to-kill.html

Helen has a strong introduction and thesis:
http://19hfreedman.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-great-gatsby-reading-response.html

Katie has a similar focus as Helen's though the writing is distinct:
http://19kmcpartland.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-great-gatsby.html

Sakhaya's essay has a clear focus that is explained in a well-organized 5 paragraph essay.
http://19stsai.blogspot.com/2018/11/persepolis-essay.html


807

Ina begins her essay with a creative hook that she connects back to in her conclusion:
http://19izaslavsky.blogspot.com/

Madron's introduction is balanced and the thesis statement is stated clearly at the end of it:
http://19mjoyce.blogspot.com/2018/11/in-town-in-england-there-is-farm-called.html

Luke's essay begins with a strong hook; the paragraphs are well-organized into a 5-paragraph essay:
http://19lwallace.blogspot.com/2018/11/banned-book-essay.html

Evelyn has a sophisticated focus in her essay and supports it well:
http://19efinn-wilson.blogspot.com/2018/10/banned-booksthe-autobiography-of.html


812

Sam has a philosophical focus:
http://19sstearns.blogspot.com/2018/11/simon-and-lord-of-flies.html

Nathaniel begins his essay with an engaging hook:
http://19ncain.blogspot.com/2018/11/banned-book-blog-post.html

Autumn takes the readers on an interesting journey exploring the mysteries of the main character:
http://19ahartley.blogspot.com/2018/11/looking-for-alaska-blog-assignment-by.html

Shayna has a unique thesis and fully develops it with ample evidence and elaboration:
http://19sklaidman.blogspot.com/2018/11/to-kill-mockingbird-essay.html