Short Answer: 4 points
In the story "Cranes," by Hwang Sun-Won, the characters display many acts of courage. Using the RACE method, write a paragraph describing an act of courage shown by a character or characters in the story. Then explain why this act of courage was important to the plot or theme of the story. Be sure to include a direct quote from the story to support your response.
Unit 4 Test Short Response & Graphic Organizer
Link to the unit 4 padlet: Click here
How Your Essay will be Scored: 4 points
Restate the question - 1 point
Answer the question - 1 point
Cite evidence from the story to support your answer (direct quote) - 1 point
Explain the evidence and connect it to the answer - 1 point
***Use the Writing Guide below the prompt options to help structure your short response! ***
Context (Background Information)
One of the unfortunate realities of war is that people who might otherwise be friends end up as enemies. Especially in a civil war, the combatants might often know each other.
Make sure you have read the story “Cranes” by Hwang Sun-won, in Lesson 5. Use the graphic organizer below to plan your short response essay. Your essay should be one complete paragraph using the RACE method.
Prompt:
In the story "Cranes," by Hwang Sun-Won, the characters display many acts of courage. Using the RACE method, write a paragraph describing an act of courage shown by a character or characters in the story. Then explain why this act of courage was important to the plot or theme of the story. Be sure to include a direct quote from the story to support your response.
*Use this writing guide to help you write your short response
Restate the question 🡪
Hint: state the story you are going to discuss here, with title and author’s name.
Then list the specific act of courage you will be writing about.
In unit 1, we read “_______” by _______ . There were many acts of courage, but the one that stood out to me the most is…
Answer the Question 🡪
Why is this act of courage important to the story?
This act was important because….
Cite Evidence 🡪
In the story, identify the acts of courage you found. You will need to use 1 direct quote from the story followed up with an explanation.
This was shown when…“ add quote here”
Explain how your evidence supports your answer🡪
Paying close attention to what is explicitly said and done vs. what is implied and how this contributes to the author's overall theme or message.
Reminder: explicitly means what is exactly said and done and implied means what the author is hinting at or suggesting.
This is where you will explain how the courageous act affects the overall theme/meaning of the story.
This example shows that…