To help celebrate women this month, have your students write about their favorite female characters from literature. You can require a lengthy response, or have them jot quick lists of their top picks and why.
Read my students' responses on our class blog {HERE}. We didn't have much time, so I chose a shorter prompt for them:
(From our class blog)
"Who Are Your Top 5 Female Characters from Literature?
Today's prompt is to list your top 5 female characters from literature and a brief explanation why. Make sure to name the character AND the book/story in which she appears."I also wrote about two of my favorite female characters for The Harry Potter Alliance's Imagine Better project. You might be surprised who I wrote about. Read my post {HERE}.
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