Assignment

Required Pages:

Plot Structure

• Exposition
• Inciting Incident
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Denouement
• Resolution

Character Analysis

• Main Character
• Supporting Characters
• Where do they begin? (motivations, personality, etc)
• Where do they end up? (motivations, what they learned, etc.)
• What did they overcome or learn in the story?

Synthesis - Individual Student Thoughts Pages

• Each student will have his or her own page to write thoughts and discussions about what he or she has read (these will already be set up for you)
• Sketch-to-Stretch and Signposts Strategy work will also be checked in notebooks (pages 50-100)

Historical Context

• Maps
• News articles or newsreel footage
• Basic time period information
• Images from the period

Literary Conflicts

• Character vs. Character
• Character vs. Self
• Character vs. Nature
• Character vs. Society

Theme

• Each student will contribute his or her theme of the text
• A discussion of how each theme is related
• Support/evidence for why the themes are relevant to the text

Vocabulary

• Words that a reader MUST know in order to understand the text - this can include names of places, groups, entertainment, etc.
• Images of the vocabulary as appropriate

Style

• Mood
• Tone
• Dialogue
• Dialect
• Point of View
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