Hero Written Response

Review your original ideas about heroes (in your notebook and journal) and your answers to
the questions in class. Now, take your ideas and turn them into a personal response on
heroism that you will submit for marks. You need to do this in 5 paragraphs – an
introduction, 3 body paragraphs and a conclusion.

Your ideas within the paragraph should flow, rather than sounding as though you are
answering questions “point by point”. The following questions are suggested as a guide for
how you might wish to structure your response:

Introduction: Who you originally indicated as heroes, and the characteristics they possess.
How your views may have changed.

Body Paragraph 1: Detail on characteristics and actions of a hero.

Body Paragraph 2: Two examples of heroes (real or from the literature we have studied)
and why they are heroic.

Body Paragraph 3: Ways that you could be more heroic

Conclusion: wrap it up; restate what you have learned , and leave your reader with
something to think about.
 ELA 10-2 Reader Response Rubric

Ideas and Impressions

Excellent (5) Proficient (4) Satisfactory (3) Limited (2) Poor (1)

The student’s The student’s The student’s The student’s The student’s
exploration of the topic exploration of the topic exploration of the topic exploration of the topic exploration of the topic
is insightful. Ideas are is clear and focused. is general. Ideas are is vague. Ideas are is minimal. Ideas are
confident and show in Ideas are thoughtful and straightforward and unclear and remain on not developed and no
depth understanding. convincing. Support is related. Support is the surface of the topic. main idea emerges.
Support is precise and specific and strengthens adequate and clarifies Support is imprecise and Support is lacking or
enhances student’s the student’s ideas. the student’s ideas. does not effectively unrelated.
ideas. support the student’s
ideas.

Presentation
Voice is engaging and Voice is distinct and Voice is matter-of-fact Voice is not distinct and No sense of a person
tone is confident. tone is well-suited to and tone is appropriate. tone is inappropriate. behind the words.
Choices in writing topic. Choices in writing Choices in writing are Choices in writing may Choices in writing
enhance meaning. are effective. appropriate. be imprecise or interfere with the
ineffective. message.