How to do an Upstairs/Downstairs Reading Response

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How to do an Upstairs/DownstairsReading Response

• Copy the following info into the Reading
  Response section of your notebook

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Format Your Paper

• First, divide your paper by drawing a series of
  stairs from the upper right corner to the lower
  left corner

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Upstairs Side

• The left-hand side of the paper is the upstairs,
  representing a characters strengths

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Upstairs Side

• The upstairs side contains criteria representing
  the characters strengths, dreams, and goals

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Upstairs Side

• Two citations
• Two images
• Two Brainstorms four (three words or less)
  around each image

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Downstairs Side
The right-hand side of the paper is the
downstairs, representing a characters weaknesses
or challenges
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Downstairs Side

• The downstairs side contains criteria
  representing the characters weaknesses,
  obstacles, and failures

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Downstairs Side

• Two citations
• Two images
• Two Brain-storms four (three words or less)
  around each image

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Criteria

• Citations, images,and brainstorms must tie-in
• Must be multicolored
• No lined paper
• Use parenthetical citation
• Each side must be a different color
• Be creative, unique, even unusual

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How to Grade an Upstairs/Downstairs

• Click on the Falling Dude for a Student Example

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Guidelines

• Upstairs
• 2-Images
• 8-Brainstorms
• 2-Citations
• Downstairs
• 2-Images
• 8-Brainstorms
• 2-Citations

• Entire Assign
• 2-Stairs Colors
• 1-Stairs Direction Right to Left
• 1-Name, Date, Period, Assign-ment , and Title

Each Criteria Is Worth Three Points
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Pointers

• 2 Pointers
• Incorrect Parenthetical Citation
• Incorrect Brainstorm Statements
• 20 Pointers
• Lined Paper
• Not Colorful