Novel Study Learning Goal: to demonstrate your understanding of a novel’s characters, issues and themes, and plot and to make connections between the novel.

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Novel Study Learning Goal: to demonstrate your understanding of a novel’s characters, issues and themes, and plot and to make connections between the novel and your own personal experience.

Today’s Reading Task: Novel study Read the assigned novel for twenty minutes than provide the following information about the novel: 1.Where does the story take place? 2.When does the story take place? 3.Who are the main characters? 4.From whose point of view is the story written? 5.Describe the main character in two or three adjectives. 6.What is the main conflict? 7.What type of conflict is it? (it may be one and it may be all four kinds) Success Criteria analysed texts in terms of the information, ideas, issues, or themes with a high degree of success identified several different elements and explained their meaning. made and explained inferences supporting your explanations with stated and implied ideas from the text. extended understanding of the text by making connections between the ideas in them and personal knowledge, experience, and insights; other texts; and the world around you.

Success Criteria analysed texts in terms of the information, ideas, issues, or themes with a high degree of success identified several different elements and explained their meaning. made and explained inferences supporting your explanations with stated and implied ideas from the text. extended understanding of the text by making connections between the ideas in them and personal knowledge, experience, and insights; other texts; and the world around you. Today’s Reading Task: Novel study Read the assigned novel for twenty minutes than provide the following information about the novel: 8. Who is the villain (antagonist)? If it isn’t a person, then what is the main character fighting against? 9. Which character do you like the most? Why? 10. Which character do you like least? Why? 11. Pick a moment in the story that stands out. Why did it stand out? Was it an important part in the story? Did it reveal something about a character? 12. What are some of the themes of the book?

Success Criteria analysed texts in terms of the information, ideas, issues, or themes with a high degree of success identified several different elements and explained their meaning. made and explained inferences supporting your explanations with stated and implied ideas from the text. extended understanding of the text by making connections between the ideas in them and personal knowledge, experience, and insights; other texts; and the world around you. Today’s Reading Task: Novel study Read the assigned novel for twenty minutes than make the following connections with the novel: 13. How can you connect this book to another book or story? 14. How can you connect this book to a movie or TV program? 15. How can you connect this book to a current event? 16. How can you connect this book to your personal experience?

Success Criteria analysed texts in terms of the information, ideas, issues, or themes with a high degree of success identified several different elements and explained their meaning. made and explained inferences supporting your explanations with stated and implied ideas from the text. extended understanding of the text by making connections between the ideas in them and personal knowledge, experience, and insights; other texts; and the world around you. Today’s Reading Task: Novel study Read the assigned novel for twenty minutes than provide the following information about the novel: 17. What are some of the weaknesses or flaws of the main character 18. What does the major character learn by the end of the book or how does he or she change? 19. How is the conflict resolved? 20. What is the author or the book’s main message. 21. What do you like or dislike about the ending? 22. Why or why not would you recommend this book to others?