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Use these essay questions as writing and critical thinking exercises for all levels of writers, and to build their literary analysis skills by requiring textual references throughout the essay.
Differentiation Suggestion: For English learners or struggling writers, strategies that work well include graphic organizers, sentence frames or starters, group work, or oral responses.
Scaffolded Essay Questions
Student Prompt: Write a short (1-3 paragraph) response using one of the bulleted outlines below. Cite details from the text over the course of your response that serve as examples and support.
1. Iris experiences stereotypes because of the differences between the hearing and Deaf communities.
2. At the beginning of the novel Iris is more self-reliant but later begins to collaborate more with others.
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Childhood & Youth
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Disability
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Friendship
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Juvenile Literature
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Realistic Fiction (High School)
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Realistic Fiction (Middle Grade)
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