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Final earned grade is a 49. Mr. B. 1/18/12 Name Humanities Date 6-C

The Character of Brian Robeson

Brian Robeson, the main character in Gary Paulsen’s The River, is brave, independent, adventurous, determined.

The main character trait of Brian Robeson is his braveness. By

Braveness we mean he’s not afraid to move on even if someone is hurt.

Brian shows his braveness on page 93 when he decided to take the river on and he knew it could end badly but he still moved on.

The second trait would be his independent. Independent means that you’re your own man; you do and handle things by yourself.

He has that trait and he uses it in chapter 12 because when Derek gets in a coma he has to fight for his life and another man’s life.

A third trait he has is his determined. Determined means that you stand up and are not, you go on forever. He showed this the whole book he was determined the whole book.

The summary of the book in the river is when Brian finally had an idea. He is going to use a raft to go across the river. If the map in Derek’s suitcase is correct then, on the other side of the river a trading post will be there. They were on their journey and then he got negative. He went on about how if he went back now he would survive and he would keep Derek their and he would go. But he didn’t he just kept going and then night came he couldn’t see anything. And the bugs were biting him and they were attacking but after awhile he ignored them and let them eat. He got to a lake that wasn’t moving one night and saw his mother he knew it was a dream but still stared she said its alright, let it go. And he thought stop, what if Derek was not here I would move faster and I would be there sooner. But only if Derek died while those lightning struck him in the head. Then his dad appeared another dream but so real and said go go, go keep going never let go.  And that’s just what he did kept on going and their journey continued.

**Student: David Cannizarro.** **At the moment, this is not satisfactory. You must find/do/upload this before next Friday. You earned 15 points.** **Mr. Baskin** **1/16/12** **10 Points** **0 points. What you thought this is, it is not. Find it/do it/upload it.** **12 points. Much better. 1/28/12**
 * Grading Points Rubric for Essential-Question Essay on __The River__**
 * 1. Introduction Paragraph:** Thesis/topic sentence; at least three traits stated; explanation of how the essay will proceed.
 * Maximum Number of Points: 10 POINTS EARNED:**
 * 1.Traits Paragraph:** List the traits; define each trait; provide a brief example from the novel for the trait.
 * Maximum Number of Points: 15 POINTS EARNED:**

**Zero points. This section is not here. Find it/do it/upload it.** **7 points. You do have much detail. But it is a little hard to tell how the conflict changed. 1/28/12** Sixty-seven blanks to use the following thinking-process terms: observe or observation; wonder or reflect or reflection; name or naming or identify or identification; consider alternatives or options or considering; predict or predicting or prediction; choose a solution or make a choice or solve or choose; make a plan or prepare a plan or plan; gather resources; act or do or perform a solution. **Zero points. This section is not here. Find it/do it/upload it.** **15 points. Some incorrect answers.** From twenty to forty sentences summarizing what Brian is doing on these pages using the vocabulary of the thinking process. **5 points. You hardly wrote anything here.** **No change here. You did not summarize page by page.** Restatement of the message or lesson of the novel; explanation of why this is an important message or lesson to know; description of how the writer of the essay (the student) can specifically use this lesson in his/her life in the future. **Zero points. This section is not here. Find it/do it/upload it.** **I still see no conclusion. Mr. B. 1/28/12**
 * 1. Conflict Paragraph:** Description of the conflict at the beginning of the novel; description of how the conflict changes; explanation of what is similar to and different between the two conflicts.
 * Maximum Number of Points: 15 POINTS EARNED:**
 * 1. Fill-in-the-Blanks Paragraphs on the Thinking Process/Problem Solving:**
 * Maximum Number of Points: 25 POINTS EARNED**
 * 1. Summary of Paragraphs 97-132 in terms of the Thinking Process**
 * 1. Maximum Number of Points: 20 POINTS EARNED:**
 * 1. Conclusion**
 * Maximum Number of Points: 15**