Treasure Island reading for the break

You can download Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson for free from Kindle, iBooks, or other Internet sources to your device or desktop computer. Here is one link.

Over the break, please read Chapters 1-14 and keep a detailed reading log, in which you note important scenes, note areas you are uncertain about.

Happy Holidays and see you next year!

Short story (historical fiction) rubric:

Standard The story:	Exceed standard (94-100)	Meets standard in all elements and is skillfully executed (87-93)	Addresses some elements of standard, but not always skillfully or adequately (80-87)	Addresses standard but often only minimally, and sometimes seriously mistakes points (70-79)	Does not address standard, fails to develop ideas to any degree or misapprehends important elements (below 70)
Establishes a point of view and a crisis, problem, or situation that draws the reader into the story;
Evokes the historical epoch in a realistic and believable way that respects facts and makes the past “come alive”;
Develops characters effectively, giving them traits that seem real and are consistent;
Sequences events in a manner that makes sense and leads to a narratively satisfying conclusion or climax;
Uses dialogue, allusion, and develops an instance of dramatic irony;
Uses language in a striking way that “shows and doesn’t tell,” uses powerful imagery, evoking the five senses, and establishes significant metaphors or other figures of speech that enhance the text;
Adheres to the conventions of grammar/spelling.