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Given the nature of the 2011 summer reading program, you had significant autonomy in selecting the books you would read. While you were responsible for completing a proposal, you were not given other assignments to complete over the summer. As indicated on your proposal form, you are required to write a letter to your 2011-12 Language Arts teacher that demonstrates your thoughtful reading of your book. We have chosen to break this down further into three focused "Power Paragraphs" for two reasons, one, to introduce you to the idea of a power paragraph, and two, to assist you in covering all aspects of the assignment.

__ Prompt for Paragraph One - A Reflection of Your Choice __ I read //The Hunger Games// by Suzanne Collins over the summer and I chose it because many people I know have read it and said it was a really good book. I read it and it was just as good as they said it was because of all the drama, it was science fiction, there was a lot of killing and team work, and had me on my toes. Katniss and Peeta were sent to go fight to the death in the hunger games and they face many successes and problems as they hunt people to try to survive and find their love for each other. "This is the first kiss that makes me want another. But I don't get it (Collins 298). This book met my expectations because of all the adventure and surviving.
 * *Must be posted to the WIKI by midnight on Wednesday, 8/24 **
 * click edit and paste your response here **

__ Prompt for Paragraph Two - A Discussion of What You Gained by Reading Your Book __ ** click edit and paste your response here ** When reading //The Hunger Games//, I learned a lot about friendship and having each others backs. Katniss finds a little girl named Rue that reminds her of Katniss' sister, Prim. They hunt and hide together for a while until Rue dies. A new rule has just been passed that, "Both tributes from the same district will be declared winners if they are the last two alive...I call out Peeta's name (Collins 244). They eventually find each other and start to love on another. Katniss took care of Peeta when he was wounded and sick and they defended each other when someone would try to threaten the other person. I realized that friendship is probably the most important thing that a person could have and makes them feel more safe.This leaves me to question, where would we be without our friends or the people who care for us the most? Be sure to start with a strong topic sentence that focuses on the prompt.
 * *Must be posted to the WIKI by midnight on Thursday, 8/25 **

__ Prompt for Paragraph Three - What to do With it... __ ** click edit and paste your response here ** The main reason why I chose to read //The Hunger Games// was because many people read it last year for their summer reading book and they said it was was a must-read novel. The title of the book seemed kind of catchy and I knew it had to do with violence and killing, which most guys like me tend to enjoy. It was also science fiction and books like that always have an exciting adventure. People that like lots of violence, adventure, and science-fiction (most likely boys) will enjoy reading //The Hunger Games.// Teenagers are probably the people that would enjoy this book because some parts are a little confusing for younger kids, and adults may not be into violent science-fiction books. Of course I could be wrong, anyone regardless of what age or gender may like //The Hunger Games//, it just depends on what you prefer in a book.
 * *Must be posted to the WIKI by midnight on Sunday, 8/28 **


 * Scoring: Your three paragraphs will be given one overall grade, and the timeliness of your posts will be reflected in your "timeliness" grade. **

// An outstanding response to the prompts will include the following: //
 * A strong topic sentence that clearly establishes the focus on the prompt
 * Evidence that clearly supports the topic sentence Be sure to integrate quotes and establish why you chose the quote(s) as support for your ideas.
 * Correct use of internal citations and a properly formatted MLA citation for your book (put this citation at the end of paragraph one)
 * Strict adherence to the Power Paragraph format Great start with this challenging format. Be sure to include only the most important information in each paragraph.
 * Mechanics are clean and do not detract from meaning Be sure to give yourself time to review and polish your work.