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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 really liked Ender's Shadow, it takes a different perspective of Ender's Game, another great book.// The reason why I read //Ender’s Shadow// was because it has the same plot and setting as //Ender’s Game//, which I liked a lot, except the story is told in a different perspective. In //Ender’s Game//, the story is told in 1st person with the point-of-view of Ender. In //Ender’s Shadow//, it is told in the 1st person perspective of Bean. //Ender’s Shadow// was a good book but I liked //Ender’s Game// better because I was hooked from the beginning, this didn’t happen when I read //Ender’s Shadow//. I still recommend reading the whole //Ender's Game// series. Remember that the topic sentence in a power paragraph should be a clear tie to the prompt and set the focus for the entire paragraph. Try to cut words that do not add to your paragraph, for example,"I really liked" and "which I liked a lot."
 * *Must be posted to the WIKI by midnight on Wednesday, 8/24 **

__ Prompt for Paragraph Two - A Discussion of What You Gained by Reading Your Book __ I realized that in this book, children are sent to train to fight when they are just 10 years old and it is socially accepted. In the city of New Rotterdam, Beans only way to escape homelessness is to join the army. Ender also joins the army at the age of 12. Children are being recruited by warlords in real life. In //Ender’s Shadow// know one sees that there is something morally wrong about children who are fighting an intergalactic war with an Alien race known as the Buggers. You have shown what this book is about, but what did it really teach you or make you think about?
 * *Must be posted to the WIKI by midnight on Thursday, 8/25 **

__ Prompt for Paragraph Three - What to do With it... __ I recommend this to anyone who is interested in Science Fiction. Any Star Wars fan would be hooked on the whole Ender's Game series. The main reason I chose this book was because I had read __Ender's Game__ and had loved it. I also read __Ender's Shadow__ because I am very interested in Science Fiction mainly because I'm always curious to see how authors have the future. This book also involves a war with an Alien race so anyone who would be interested in future warfare would also like this book. Good start in your first two sentences, stick to the topic as you progress.
 * *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
 * 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
 * Mechanics are clean and do not detract from meaning