1. Write a short paragraph about the author's background. Include information that links the writer's life to his/her fiction.
2. What is the setting (time and place) of the book?
3. Describe your first impression of the main character. Give examples from the book.
4. Identify what caused a change in the main character and explain how the character changed.
*5. Summarize the story. Be sure to include beginning, middle and end in three full paragraphs. Focus on conflict, climax, and resolution of the story. (Be thorough! This is how I know if you read the book.)
6. What is the theme in this book and how does it relate to the story?
7. Explain the significance of the title of the book. Most of the time there is a reason for the author's choice of title. What do you think the title tell us?
8. Fully describe your favorite part of the book.
9. Cite a memorable passage from the book. Explain why you chose this passage.
10. Consider all of the
following
questions, then tell us about the significance of reading the book.
What
discovery did you make as a result of reading this book? What change
occurred
in your life after reading the book? Did the book affirm your views on
life in some way? In other words, what did you get out of reading this
book?
Guidelines:
You may not read books that have
been made into movies.
Your books should be literary
fiction, autobiography or biography.
Your books must be 200 or more
pages.
Your books must be approved by me