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Use these essay questions as writing and critical thinking exercises for all levels of writers, and to build their literary analysis skills by requiring textual references throughout the essay.
Differentiation Suggestion: For English learners or struggling writers, strategies that work well include graphic organizers, sentence frames or starters, group work, or oral responses.
Scaffolded Essay Questions
Student Prompt: Write a short (1-3 paragraph) response using one of the bulleted outlines below. Cite details from the text over the course of your response that serve as examples and support.
1. Nineteen Minutes is narrated in a non-linear fashion, and the reader is kept guessing as significant revelations are continually made about different events and characters throughout the book. For example, from the outside, Matt and Josie’s relationship looks perfect, and the couple appears to have been deeply in love. As the story unfolds, however, the true picture comes to light.
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