Response to literature

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Response to literature

• The Mask of the Red Death

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Paragraph 1

• Introduction
• State the title and author of the story
  Example In the fictional short story, The Mask
  of the Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe
• Inform reader of plot/ summary of story
• Finish paragraph with main idea--theme

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Paragraph 2

• Analyze theme
• Find a quote from the story to explain the theme.
  Then, express your opinion of what you think that
  quote means.

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Paragraph 3

• Response
• Develop your response to the mood, characters,
  and/or plot.
• Use examples from the story to show the Plot and
  your response to the story.

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Paragraph 4

• Relate
• Discuss how the story made you think, feel, and
  react. Use details from the text.
• Relate to your own knowledge and experience.

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Paragraph 5

• Conclude and Summarize
• Explain the lesson (theme)
• Tell what you took from the story.