Generally speaking, the short answer questions in this guide are meant to assess reading recall and mainly cover concrete facts in the reading. The thought questions are meant to stimulate discussion. Some are interpretive and others require stronger, concrete recall of evidence from the story. Customize these thought questions at your will, or re-purpose them as essay questions for the end of the unit. If you choose to re-purpose them in this way, students should develop more formal responses than the ones they may come up with during class discussion.
The questions provided for the final paper are most suitable for student essays. However, students should not be discouraged from...
