ECR Prompts for "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

Writing prompt · Grades 7–10 · Word (.docx), opens in Google Docs · $2.50

Extended constructed response prompts for Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?" Each one is built for a different essay type, so students get practice in more than one mode.

In the correspondence prompt, students write a letter to the king about his justice system and suggest a fairer one. The argumentative prompt asks them to take a stance on whether the king's system is ethical, using the text and real-life examples. The informational prompt has them explain why Stockton left the ending unresolved and what that ambiguity does to the reader.

What's included

• Correspondence ECR: letter to the king
• Argumentative ECR: the ethics of the king's justice system
• Informational ECR: the psychology of the ambiguous ending
• Editable Google Doc with directions

How teachers use it

• Summative writing after reading the story
• STAAR ECR practice in argumentative, informational and correspondence modes
• Let students choose one prompt, or assign one per class period

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