Independent Reading and Vocabulary Work
This weeks homework is going to look a little different… no quiz this week
This weeks homework is going to look a little different… no quiz this week
By Friday: Choose an AR book that you have read this
trimester and complete
the Response to Literature
hand out (on the reverse)
Monday- Thursday= During the
week, find 5 words in your independent reading
that are strong vocabulary words or are words you don’t know the meaning
of. Write the word, the sentence it is
used in and its definition. Make up your
own sentence for each vocabulary word that helps to show/explains the meaning.
(you may use this page or a separate page)
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Name
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Date__________________________
Response to Literature
Please choose a book
that you have read this trimester and choose 1 of the following prompts to
address within a short essay (1-2 paragraphs) . Be sure to give a variety of reasons,
examples and explanations. This should
include evidence from the novel.
1. What is the story really about? (The heart of the story…The big idea…The
purpose)
_______(author)__________________ novel, _______(Title)__________, is about
__________________________________________.
2. Write about
something in the story that moved you?
In _______(author)__________________
novel, _______(Title)__________,, I was especially moved when/by
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. Discuss any
symbolism that was used in the novel.
In _______(author)__________________
novel, _______(Title)__________,,
an important symbol in the story was ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. Discuss one
of the important themes in the novel.
In _______(author)__________________
novel, _______(Title)__________,, the theme of _______________________ was very
important.
5. Write about one of the main Character’s in the story.
Who is your character? What are
they like? What are his/her most
important personality traits? Is this
character the protagonist (the hero), the antagonist (the villain), or a
catalyst (someone who inspires a change in a main character)? What is the character’s problem? What do they want? How do they grow or change.
In _______(author)__________________
novel, _______(Title)__________, the character _________________________
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