Directions for the Connector

CONNECTOR – Write two paragraphs that summarize and then connect to the real world

Your first job is to prepare a brief summary of today’s reading. In the first paragraph, begin with a lead that generalizes the action of the assigned reading, and then provide details about the plot complications and character conflicts that provide insight into the reading. Feel free to base your summary around an important quotation from your novel. End your summary with the dominant theme from the selection. This will serve as a springboard for your connector entry. Please write at least seven sentences for the first paragraph.

FOCUS ON THE SENTENCE – Each day you complete a writing role, identify the skills discussed in the beginning of class by highlighting and underlining examples in your own writing. In the second paragraph, make connections to the reading. Refer back to the pep talk for ideas. How does this section connect to our school? How does this section connect to other stories or movies? How does this section connect to topics in the news? Use as many specifics as you can – remember this rough draft will be turned into a more polished piece for your blog. Consider this example: “The character Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights reminds me of the character Creasy played by Denzel Washington in Man on Fire. In the book, Heathcliff silently swears vengeance and purposely hurts the ones he loves the most. In the movie, Creasy also swears vengeance on the kidnappers of Pita, the little girl he was supposed to protect. Although the book and movie are set in different time periods, they both deal with the theme of revenge, and how this dangerous human emotion can hopelessly consume you.”