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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.

James L. Swanson. Chasing Lincoln's Killer. : Scholastic Press, 2009 __ Prompt for Paragraph One - A Reflection of Your Choice __ ** click edit and paste your response here ** I read //__Chasing Lincolns Killer__// by James L. Swanson, I chose this book because I enjoy reading non-fictional books, preferably on big events.The story was about how Booth killed Lincoln and how there became a huge manhunt for him. I learned many facts from this book. For example, I didn't know that Booth was planning to kill other people in office, such as Vice President Johnson. Booth's plan called for Atzerodt to kill Johnson, but this failed because Atzerodt was to freightened to kill him (Swanson 27).This book enlightened me more on Lincoln's killing and Booth's attempted escape
 * *Must be posted to the WIKI by midnight on Wednesday, 8/24 **

James L. Swanson. Chasing Lincoln's Killer. : Scholastic Press, 2009 __ Prompt for Paragraph Two - A Discussion of What You Gained by Reading Your Book __ ** click edit and paste your response here **
 * *Must be posted to the WIKI by midnight on Thursday, 8/25 **

While reading //__Chasing Lincoln’s Killer__// I learned that the bad guy never wins. Booth might have gotten away with the assassination at first but that would later change. Booth escaped the Fords Theater and crossed into Maryland by horseback. Later he would get help and from man named Cox. Cox introduced Booth to Jones and he would help him across the Potomac River into Virginia (Swanson 120). It looked like Booth would be safe in Confederacy because it was a southern state but on 12th day of this manhunt he was caught. This reinforces the idea of how the bad guy never wins

James L. Swanson. Chasing Lincoln's Killer. : Scholastic Press, 2009 __ Prompt for Paragraph Three - What to do With it... __ ** click edit and paste your response here **
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I definitely recommend Chasing Lincoln’s Killer, specifically to people that like non-fiction books. I really enjoyed reading this book, for me when the book is based on a true story or just totally true I enjoy it a lot more. Based on my prior knowledge I knew Lincoln would die and Booth would eventually be caught. What I didn’t know was the plan Booth put together to kill not only Lincoln but other people in office and the journey Booth took to try to get away (Swanson 24).This is what really made book exciting to me.

James L. Swanson. Chasing Lincoln's Killer. : Scholastic Press, 2009
 * 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 You did well with your focus in topic sentences, let this guide you in the rest of the paragraphs.
 * Evidence that clearly supports the topic sentence
 * 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 This can be a challenging format, but it does help you to write very focused responses to a prompt.
 * Mechanics are clean and do not detract from meaning Be sure to give yourself time to review and polish your writing. Book titles should be in italics only, not underlined, when typed.