Incident-Response-Reflection (Crispin: pages 158-224, Chapters 33-45)
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Learning Targets: Analyze a narrative work using incident, response, and reflection (See activity 1.4, 1.5, &1.6)
Identify effective use of sensory & figurative language. (See activity 1.6)
After developing characters, authors place them within interesting predicaments. Characters become involved in a variety of incidents (events) which cause them to make a choice
and respond. In essence, a cause and effect relationship is created. Following a character’s response to an incident they usually have a moment when they reflect on what they
have learned. Sometimes the reflection is inferred through later choices in the narrative rather than being stated clearly. Authors often create these scenarios so that readers also
experience an “Aha!” moment of reflection of their own and create some type of personal connection.
Assignment: Read pages 158-224 (Chapters 33-45) in Crispin. As you read, identify three significant incidents along with the response and
reflection for each. Also, reflect how you believe the speaker, or you, may use this lesson in the future. Type the analysis for each incidentresponse-reflection in a paragraph. You will end up with three paragraphs. Also, throughout pages 158-224, identify five effective uses of figurative
language. (simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, purposeful repetition, hyperbole, exceptional imagery, or idiom)
Make sure you back up your ideas using page citations for text evidence.
As you read this chunk of Crispin, use this paper to take notes. Keep a bulleted list of incidents and the character’s response and reflection. Remember to write down page citations. Identify which
three had the most powerful impact on a character or the plot and use only those three for the assignment. On the back of this paper, make note of where you have found examples figurative language.
Incident
Response
Character’s Reflection
Your Reflection
(what happened/event)
(reaction to incident)
(lesson learned/thoughts/predictions)
(lesson you learned/connection)
Incident – Response – Reflection Paragraphs
_____/15 - Organization
Clear, well-written topic sentences – indent
Details include text evidence (quote or paraphrase) with page citations
Commentary offers explanations for evidence
Clear, well-written conclusion sentences
_____/15 – Content
Clear identification of one incident per paragraph
Each paragraph includes details (paraphrase or quote) identifying the incident
Each paragraph includes details (paraphrase or quote) that accurately identify the response to the incident
Each paragraph includes a reflection related to the incident and response (lesson learned by you or the character)
_____/5 – Figurative Language
Locate, quote, cite, identify 5 examples within the text
_____/5 – Conventions
Basic spelling, capitalization, end marks
_____/40 points = ______% _____
Sample Paragraph
Crispin had run into the woods, due to his grief over his mother’s death, and overheard a conversation between Aycliffe and a well-dressed
stranger. His curiosity drew him toward voices in the forest. Aycliffe discovered Crispin as he eavesdropped and chased after him in an attempt to
kill him. “Aycliffe was drawing closer, his face filled with hate. When he drew near he lifted his sword and swung it down” (10). Crispin was able
to run away from the steward and hide in the woods. Here he pondered why so few people cared about him and even disliked him (13). Crispin
learns that he cannot trust Aycliffe and he must stay away from Stromford in order to save his own life. He gradually develops a sense of
independence. It’s funny how overhearing a conversation sent him down a new path in his life.