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THE DRAGONSLAYERS

By Bruce Coville

Your book group will be meeting each week to share what you have read about The Dragonslayers. You are expected keep up with the assignments and to take active part in group meetings.

By ___________, _______________, please have read up to p. __. (Pages to be determined by Lit. Groups.)
By ___________, _______________, please have read up to p. __. (Pages to be determined by Lit. Groups.)
By Friday, February 18, please have read up to the end.

Journal responses and projects are also due on February 18!

In your reading journal, respond to each of these questions with a complete paragraph. (Three or four detailed sentences that answer all parts of the question with reasons and details.) Write "DRAGONSLAYERS RESPONSE" at the top of each page.

1) After completing the first assignment...Choose a character in The Dragonslayers who is unusual or surprising to you. Explain why they are or are not what you would expect.

2) After completing the second assignment...What caused Grizelda to create the dragon in the first place? Is it doing what she had hoped it would? Support your answer with examples from the story.

3) After completing the third assignment...Pick one character from the story. Explain how that character had changed over the course of the story and predict what will happen to them next. Give examples from the book to support your opinion.

PICK ONE OF THE CHOICES BELOW AS YOUR RESPONSE PROJECT FOR THE DRAGONSLAYERS.

Write a sequel to the book.
Rewrite the story with yourself as a character.
Create a poetry collection about the characters and events in the book.
Compose a new story using one of the characters from the book.
Research something real from the book and create a report about it.
Develop a journal or diary that one of the characters might have kept during the events in the story.
Come up with your own writing project that ties in to the book somehow. Check with your teacher before you begin.

Whichever choice you make, it must be a fully developed piece of writing, with at least two drafts (rough and final), careful editing for mechanics, creative revising (changes in content), and a plan for adding artwork and publishing your work. Keep your response project in your Writing Collection , since that is what you will be doing in writing for the next few weeks.

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