Summary Review: Arranging a Marriage

By Anonymous (not verified), 16 March, 2026

Summary Review: Arranging a Marriage The main character in Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman is Catherine, the 15-year-old daughter of the Lord and Lady of Stonebridge. Other important characters include the members of Catherine’s family and her nurse. The story takes place in medieval times in a manor in Stonebridge, England. (A manor is a big house on a large piece of land.) Catherine’s main problem is that her father is trying to arrange her marriage. He picks suitors (possible husbands) who are old and rich, but Catherine wants to choose her own husband. Finally, she runs away when the richest suitor wants to marry her. When she comes back, she discovers that this suitor has died. She then marries his son, the person she really likes.

Grade Level

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2

Model Quality

Good

Completed Rubric

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Empty Rubric

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Mode

Response to Literature

Rubric Image Path

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Form

Book Review

Interactive Rubric

Response Rubric

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	Ideas
The writing . . . presents a clearly stated thesis that focuses on plot, characterization, setting, or theme. includes specific details and quotations from the text to develop or support the thesis.
	Organization
follows a specific pattern of organization: chronological, order of importance, or logical order. contains an effective beginning, middle, and ending. includes transitions as needed to connect ideas and paragraphs.
	Voice
sounds believable and informed. reflects the writer’s clear understanding of the literature.
	Word Choice
exhibits a careful choice of words. explains unfamiliar terms.
	Sentence Fluency
flows smoothly from one idea to the next.
	Conventions
follows the standards for punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar. cites quotations correctly.

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