1. Step Two – Reading Your Novel

2. Introduction As you are reading your novel, you will complete:
Basic Information
Character Log
Discussions on Goodreads.com
These tools will help you think about the book
you are reading and show your teacher that you
are reading.

3. Your Basic Information handout will look like this
Your Basic Information handout will look like this. You need to complete this handout as you read.

4. Basic Information On your Basic Information worksheet, you will list:
List of characters – who is in the story
Setting – time and place the story takes place
Plot – what is happening in the story
Climax – what is the turning point in the story
Conflict – Internal / External: Man vs Man, Man vs Nature, Man vs Society
Big Ideas

5. Big Ideas
Big Ideas are basically main ideas that are so major we decide to make themes out of them and focus on them a lot… For example, one big idea in The Wizard of Oz is courage. Dorothy demonstrates courage by throwing water on the Wicked Witch of the West to protect her friends and Toto. Another example of a big idea in in The Wizard of Oz is friendship. An example of friendship is when the lion, tin man, and Scarecrow go to the witch’s castle to rescue Dorothy. Examples of big ideas are: courage, love, family, determination, dreams, problem solving, survival.

6. Your Character Log handout will look like this
Your Character Log handout will look like this. You need to complete this handout as you read.

7. Character Log
On your Character Log you will have the following information:
Connection to Other Characters
Strengths
Weakness
Defining Moment
Symbol
Explanation of Symbol
Now, what would a character log for Dorothy look like?

8. Character Log for Dorothy…
Connection to Other Characters –Dorothy is friends with the Scarecrow, Lion, and Tinman.
Strengths –Dorothy is willing to ask for help when she needs it.
Weakness –Dorothy doesn’t think through situations, such as deciding to run away.
Defining Moment –When Dorothy realizes she has the power within herself to go home.
Symbol –bamboo
Explanation of Symbol –Dorothy is like bamboo because she is strong and flexible. She is strong enough to begin the journey on the Yellow Brick Road alone, and she is flexible because when the wizard tells her she needs to get the witch’s broom stick, she is able to go along with the change in plans and do what she needs to do to get home.

9. Moderators Goodreads.com
This is where you will be “discussing” your books.
Mrs. Rickert, Mrs. Abate and Mrs. Fout are the
Your Moderators start the discussion of each chunk you are reading.
Plus the Moderators grade you on those discussions. 
Moderators