Written Response Guidelines for The Medicine Bag

Project Focus: Composing a written response to the story "The Medicine Bag" by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve.
The Prompt: Analyze how Grandpa’s dialogue in paragraphs 67-80 changes Martin, using specific text evidence for support.
Timeline:
- Day One: Begin drafting the response on the worksheet.
- Day Two: Finalize the draft and type the final copy on Canvas.

Claim: Must be circled or bolded. It should clearly answer all parts of the prompt and ideally serve as the first sentence of the response.
Evidence: Underline each piece of evidence. A minimum of two pieces of text evidence is required.
Reasoning: Highlight the reasoning sections. This must explain how the chosen evidence proves the initial claim.

Citations: Proper format includes parentheses containing the author’s last name and the paragraph number (e.g., Sneve 67).
Quotation Marks: All text evidence must be formatted correctly using quotation marks.
Submission: Final responses are submitted via Canvas using a Google Doc.

Claim (3 Points): The claim is the first sentence and very clearly answers the prompt.
Text Evidence (3 Points): Two pieces of evidence are included that clearly connect to the claim.
Evidence Format (3 Points): Evidence uses quotation marks and proper citations (author and paragraph number).
Reasoning (3 Points): Clearly explains how the evidence supports the claim.
Effort, Neatness, and Text (3 Points): Work is polished, uses formal formatting, and contains proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling.