1. PLEASE TAKE A SCANTRON. PUT YOUR NAME ON IT. PLEASE TAKE OUT A CLEAN SHEET OF PAPER. YOU ARE TO ONLY HAVE A SCANTRON, CLEAN SHEET OF PAPER, A PENCIL AND PEN ON YOUR DESK. PLEASE PUT ALL OTHER MATERIALS AWAY. WE WILL BEGIN SHORTLY.

2. LEARNING TARGETS FOR 9/2/2015: Demonstrate my knowledge and understanding of my summer reading novel by choosing the most correct answer to the multiple choice questions as well as creating well – developed responses to the short answer questions. Explain how characterization is utilized within my summer reading novel to help convey theme by creating a well – developed justification with textual support.

3. CHARACTERIZATION ASSIGNMENT: DUE FRIDAY 9/4 1.First, please create a theme statement over your summer reading novel. Please use this stem to assist you: The __________(genre) _____________(title) by ______________(author) is about _________________(topic/abstract concept) and reveals that ___________________________(author’s attitude towards the topic/abstract concept OR truth about life/significance to the work as a whole) 2. Then, I want you to examine a character within your work. Please only choose one. Please answer the following questions with textual support: How did the author utilize characterization to help convey/support theme? How did the characterization enhance your understanding of the theme? 3. Lastly, I want you to put it all together in a well – developed paragraph. Your paragraph needs to have a specific focus (question 1 or 2) (topic sentence). Every sentence that follows must support your topic sentence (think of it as your thesis statement). In the end, the reader should clearly understand what you are trying to convey with your clear, specific ideas as well as your use of textual support.