- You will be selecting a book that interests you, is at an appropriate independent reading level for you, as well as an appropriate length for the duration on this unit.
- You will be held accountable for your independent reading through a variety of blog posts that will answer a variety of in class discussion questions and activities.
- You will have time in class to read and complete the assignments. Every Friday/Monday, you will have Chromebooks available for you to update your blogs.
- If you chose to use your time unwisely, after 3 warnings you will lose the privilege to complete this assignment in class and will have a plethora of busy work to keep you from distracting others, you will still be responsible for the listed assignments below as homework.
All assignments will be submitted and graded through the link you provided at the start of the unit. You need to chose a book that you will be able to finish by Feb. 3. You will then have one week Feb. 6-10 to prepare individual book projects which you will present Feb. 13-16. Unit Worth 230 points.
Week 1-Due Jan 6. (worth 30pts)
- Create your blog.
- Send Mrs. Ritter your blog link.
- 1st blog post: Book Introduction
- Title, Author, & Genre of your book; include a picture of your book.
- Why you are choosing this book.
- What is your plan for reading (how many pages/chapters will you need to read per day/week to finish the book on time).
Week 2-Due Jan. 13 (worth 30 points)
- Character Attribute
- Pick 3 characters to describe their attributes or their traits.
- Cite evidence from your reading, (Prove It!). This means that you will need to properly cite the text.
- See Chart below...
Character Attribute Tracking Tool
What is the character attribute?
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Give evidence from the text that supports that attribute. Please copy the text word for word, using quotation marks, and give the page number for a citation.
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Week 3-Due Jan. 23 (Worth 30 points)
- Conflict and Personal Connections
- Create and complete a similar chart
- Write me a status of your reading plan. (are you on track, ahead of where you thought you’d be?)
CONFLICT & PERSONAL CONNECTIONS CHART
BOOK TITLE: ___________________________________________
Character Conflicts:
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My Personal Connection:
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Character Name: ____________________
Conflict:
Internal/External(Circle one)
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Character Name: ____________________
Conflict:
Internal/External(Circle one)
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Character Name: ____________________
Conflict:
Internal/External(Circle one)
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Character Name: ____________________
Conflict:
Internal/External(Circle one)
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Focus Question: How does the author help a reader to understand, get connected to, empathize with, like, or dislike a character?
Week 4- Due Jan. 30 (worth 50 points: 25 points for your blog post detailing your theme and evidence; 25 points for the Theme Tracker handed in.)
- Theme of your book
- Theme is the message the reader believes the author is trying to relay in the story. Readers essentially ask themselves, What is the author trying to say about..? It is the life-lesson or the moral of the story.
- Theme is NOT the subject of the story.
- There can be multiple themes in one novel. Theme is a reader’s opinion, so as long as there is evidence provided, the reader is correct.
- Theme is the big idea the author wants readers to understand about a subject. For example, the subject of The Outsiders is friendship, but the theme could be that, “The closeness of friends makes them more like family.”
- There can be multiple themes in one novel. Theme is a reader’s opinion, so as long as there is evidence provided, the reader is correct.
- Theme is not always obvious. Authors intentionally make readers think about what a literary work means.
- Readers can look at the main characters to determine what the theme is. Do the characters change? Did they come through a life-changing event?
- Readers can also look to the title for hints about theme. Perhaps the author has thrown in statements throughout the book about the theme.
- Readers need evidence to support their theories about theme.
- Supporting evidence is key to establishing the theme. Readers must understand that they can say the theme is _______________________, but they will need evidence from the text to support their theory.
- The Theme Tracker will help you focus on the Theme of your book.
- You will need to turn in a complete Theme Tracker to earn all of your 50 points.
My Theme Tracker
Name___________________________________Date__________________________________
Title of Novel________________________________________________________________
Author____________________________________________________________________
What is the theme of your novel?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT
Page #
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Quote or statement from the novel
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Week 5-Due Feb. 3 (Worth 10 Points)
- Write a blog post outlining your Project or Book Commercial.
- Comment on 2 other classmates’ blogs. You should be offering constructive feedback, this should be descriptive and appropriate! You will post your feedback in the comment section of your classmates blog.
This should look like:
I recommend you try this...
I find your post interesting, however, could you add this....
I think you could do better if you tried this....
I don't understand....
Etc....
If you truly offer good constructive feedback you will earn extra credit.
Rubric
- Title, Author, Genre………………………………….…….………………………….....5 pts
- Your name………………………………………………...……….……………….…..…....2 pts
- Characters………………...……………………………...…….……………………..…..10 pts
- Theme…………………………………………………………………….………………….....13 pts
- A quote from the text (properly cited)..……………………………………..….5 pts
- Your personal recommendation of the book……………………………….....5 pts
- Presentation (Eye contact, knowledge of your book, information is presented clearly).................................................................15 pts
- Neatness/Creativity of Project…………………………………………………......55 pts
How will you present your book?
- Poster
- Book in Box
- Slide Show
- Video
- Design a new book jacket
- Other...approval needed
Week 6-Book/Project Commercial: Due Feb. 13
- You will present your book commercial to the class
- Book commercial/Project and presentation worth: (80)
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