Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ________________________________

A Study of ...

Through ...

Book Club – Choice books, inquiry

reading

This packet – Mini-lesson, Character Mapping, Open

forum

Literary Weaving

Literature Circles

Every Monday Every Tuesday Homework due every

Wednesday

Every Wednesday

Characterization (and vocabulary)

Comparison and Contrast

Theme

Synthesis

Foreshadowing

Narrative Point-of-View

Descriptive language

Characterization

The author uses direct and indirect characterization to the reader get to know the characters, especially their character OR personality traits.

vs. vs.

PHYSICAL TRAITS CHARACTER ACTIONS CHARACTER TRAITS

The author tells us about who the characters really are through

_______________________________ and ____________________________________.

If the author uses ______________________________ we, as readers must ______________

what the author is telling us about the character.

EXAMPLES OF DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

EXAMPLES OF INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

Great readers make ______________

about the ______________ _____________ like

1. ___________________

2. ___________________

3. ___________________

4. ____________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Your job is to complete this chart by the end of the novel. Examples should come from the beginning, middle and end of the story.

Chapter, page

An inference I made about a

CHARACTER’s personality An inference I made about the SETTING

CHARACTER MAPPING

Chapter, page

Character’s Name

How was the character feeling/thinking?

How did the character

act?

Was this did the character stay the same

or change since the last

chapter?

CHARACTER MAPPING CONTINUED

Chapter, page

Character’s Name

How was the character feeling/thinking?

How did the character

act?

Was this did the character stay the same

or change since the last

chapter?

Static character – A character whose thoughts or feelings or way of doing things remain the same throughout the story. Dynamic character – A character whose thoughts or feelings or ways of doing things change throughout the story.

Which character’s have changed the most? _______________________________________

Which character’s have changed the least? _______________________________________

Great readers also make _________________ about the story’s ____________________ or the author’s ______________________.

Why ? This strategy helps them

1. _________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________________

COMMON THEMES IN LITERATURE

THEME MESSAGE/MORAL

Character (man) vs. him/herself

Character (man) vs. nature, survival

Character (man) vs. society

Good and evil

Honesty “Be true to yourself”

Coming of age, rites of passage

Overcoming fear, courage

Judgment

Power

Betrayal

Old vs. Young

Overcoming adversity (obstacles)

Journey

Escaping

Conformity, fitting in

Individualism

Ethics and values

Right vs. wrong

Loss

Appearance vs reality “Things aren’t always what they seem to be”

REMEMBER: The theme is NOT the ________________ or _____________________.

These are what the _______________________ ___________.

Great readers notice and understand ___________ ____________.

Why? This strategy helps them...

1. ________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Your job is to have this chart completed by the end of the novel. Examples should come from the beginning, middle and end of the story. Above and Beyond – Located at the back of this packet.

Chapter, Page

#

Simile MetaphorPersonificati

on

ABOVE AND BEYOND – ADD TO THIS CHART WHILE YOU ARE READING

Chapter, Page

#

Simile MetaphorPersonificati

on

GOLDEN LINES These are to be included on the front or back of your Literary Weaving

Strips (at least 1 per chapter).

Chapter, page #

Story Weaving

FRONT – 1. Colorful, detailed symbols, illustrations, words or phrases that relate to the THEME, CHARACTER(S) or author’s writing strategy (simile, metaphor, personification). These symbols, illustrations, words or phrases should SHOW the meaningful parts OR well written parts. 2. Golden Line

BACK– Your name, the chapter and page #, your Literature Circle contribution.

CHAPTER(S) ___________________ LITERATURE CIRCLE ROLE ____________________

Compare and Contrast

________________________ and _______________________

_______________________ and ________________________

_______________________ and ________________________

Title: ______________________________________________

_________________ same _________________