Book Project

Date with a Book

(Please remember that the book you choose should be age-appropriate and needs to be a work of fiction.)

Here are the details for your independent reading project, which is due on THURSDAY, MAY 18^th.

The Setting

Each of you will have a desk on which to display the following:

-          Your book

-          A summary of the five literary elements in your book

(These can be displayed in any way, as long as they are contained on your desk. You can place them on a book cover that you create, on a piece of paper next to your book, on a small sandwich board, on several notecards – however you wish.)

-          Any extras you’d like to include (creativity is part of your grade)

The Requirements

As discussed in class, you must present each of the literary elements as they are illustrated in your book. Please include:

-          A plot summary (again, present this how you wish – map, paragraph, however – but please make sure you use complete sentences)

-          The conflict (identify the type of conflict and explain, with a sentence or two, why you chose that conflict specficially)

-          The setting

-          The theme (please explain with a few sentences how the book illustrates the theme you chose)

-          Characterization (identify the protagonist, the antagonist, and one static character and one dynamic character. Explain why you chose the static/dynamic characters.)

The Date

You will have approximately five minutes to spend with about 7 or 8 books. During this time, you will read the summaries provided and will rate your interest in the book from 1 to 10. Students who “dress up” will receive extra credit.