CHAINS Spring Break Homework

Name: ______Date: ______

Now that you have finished Chains, you will now start gathering evidence for your upcoming essay. Below you will find the potential choices for the essay:

Essay Topics for Chains

How are the colonies pursuits to break their “chains” away from England similar to Isabel breaking out of her own “chains”? How are they different?

What are Isabel’s greatest strengths?

How is the story of Chains a story of slavery?

What does the author reveal about slavery through this novel?

Why does the author tell the story of the Revolutionary War from the point of view of a twelve-year-old enslaved girl?

What are Isabel’s greatest strengths?

Who is the most powerful character of Chains?

Step 1

Choose an essay topic that you think you can begin to answer when class resumes after Spring Break.

Step 2

Based on your essay topic, look back in the Chains novel and find 6-8 examples that will help you with your claim.

(For example, if you want to identify Isabel as the most powerful character in Chains and claim she has the power of family/friendship, determination and knowledge, you would need to find at least 6-8 instances in the novel that would she has the power of family/friendship, determination and knowledge.)

Step 3

Write these 6-8 examples down on a separate piece of looseleaf paper. Make sure to include the page number and an explanation of what you are writing about.

(For example, if you want to cite Isabel having the power of friendship on page 227, your answer might look like this:

On page 227, Isbabel shows how powerful she is with her power of friendship. Lady Seymour reveals to her that she is aware of Isabel fleeing to the prison to give Curzon food. This shows Isabel has power of friendship because she risks her life to make sure Curzon eats and survives.)