Reading Response: Setting in A Rule Against Murder

· Read the Prologue and Chapters 1-8 in A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny (pdfs on Lea if you haven’t received your book yet)

· Write one well-developed paragraph that describes how Penny makes the setting a character and creates atmosphere with her descriptions (see “Setting as Character” by Louise Penny for inspiration,).

· Begin with a clear topic sentence that introduces the focus of your analysis and include at least two examples from the text that support your argument. Be sure to properly introduce, integrate, and explain your examples (refer to resources “Transitional Words and Phrases” and “Integrating Quotes”).

Evaluation: Your paragraph will be evaluated on comprehension and insight, structure and development, and expression.