C Layer

(5 points) Draw a character web where you draw a visualization of each character and describe each character in 2-3 sentences.
(5 points) 1 page freewrite on the following question: What do you think high school will be like?

Using your imagination and what you’ve heard from your teachers, friends and siblings or relatives who have been to high school, describe both what you are looking forward to and what might be hard, difficult or scary.

(5 points) Write a 1 paragraph response to:

Mr. Malloy says when Mrs. Malloy says Philip may flunk English:

“Won’t be the end of the world. What would he have to do, go to summer school? Maybe that’s the lesson he needs. Kids only do what they want to do.”

What do you think of Mr. Malloy’s statement? Do you think it’s true for yourself or your friends? Why or

why not?

(5 points) Write a 1 paragraph response to:

Describe a time when you stuck up for your rights. What was it like? What was the response of the people who you came up against? If they responded negatively, how did you respond?

(10 points) Create a timeline of the major events in the book
(10 points) Define the vocabulary words on the attached page and use the word correctly in a sentence of your own.
(10 points) Write a 1 ½ page letter to one of the characters in the novel
(15 points) Answer completely the attached comprehension questions

B Layer

(15 points) Create a 1 ½ page quiz on Part 1 of Nothing But the Truth
(20 points) Write a 3 page script for a play that has a similar theme to Nothing But the Truth
(10 points) If after you have written the script, you act it out with your friends in front of the class.

A Layer

(25 points) Write a well-organized 5 paragraph persuasive essay on whether you think students should be allowed to play on school sports teams if they do not have passing grades and address it to Ms. Marx and Mr. Cox. State at least 3 reasons for your opinion and give specific examples to support your position.
(30 points) Write a well-organized 5 paragraph essay critiquing and analyzing the school’s mission statement addressed to Ms. Marx and Mr. Cox. Give your opinion on whether the school is walking the walk and living up to its mission. Support your opinion with three strong reasons and specific examples.

The THS Mission Statement:

The Harbor School’s mission is to inspire in our students an inextinguishable drive toward excellence, craftsmanship, service, and adventure. We view learning as an expedition and work to instill uncompromising academic skills, habits of work and character, and a personal sense of direction and tenacity that will lead to success in high school, and to a life-long love for learning and service to others.