The Importance of Imagination
Esha Chhabra
EXTENDED-RESPONSE ACTIVITY Author's Influences
DIRECTIONS: Complete the following activity as either a written response or a group discussion.
RI.6.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is
conveyed in the text.
1. Explain the author's point of view in the text.
Determine the author's point of view, or position, in the reflective essay
"The Importance of Imagination." What does she think about the importance of imagination in adults?
Then, explain how the author develops her point of view in the text. In your response, include the
influences she discusses as evidence to support your position.
Use these guidelines in your writing or discussion.
• Consider the role of creativity and imagination in the author's own life.
• What, overall, does the author believe about the importance of imagination in adults?
• Identify the influences the author mentions as being important in forming her ideas about
imagination.
• Describe how the author develops, or builds, her ideas in the text.
TIP FOR WRITTEN RESPONSE
Check your writing for run-on sentences and fragments.
TIP FOR DISCUSSION
Think about the ideas the discussion is about beforehand. Reread the selection in advance if necessary.