My Name: ____________________________________________________________________________
1. Character Analysis: This graphic organizer will help you gather information on the main character
or protagonist in the novel. Please be sure to use specific examples from the novel, including direct quotes
and page number.
Please record your direct quotations neatly and accurately with the page number.
You may type or write this information on a separate sheet of paper.
Copy a direct quote from the book that shows the protagonist’s most dominant personality trait in action.
(Include the page number). 3 points
Explain in 2-4 sentences how this reveals an important personality trait and why it’s significant. 3 points
Copy a direct quote that shows a key interaction between the protagonist and another significant
character. (Include the page number). 3 points
Explain what this interaction reveals about their relationship. Include specific ideas and examples in 2-4
sentences. 3 points
Explain in 4-6 sentences how the main character grows, changes, or what he/she learns during the
course of the novel. If he or she does not change, explain what keeps him or her static. Include specific
ideas from the story. 6 points
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2. Conflict
: This assignment will help guide you as you uncover the conflict(s) within the story and the
resolution(s).
Please record your direct quotations neatly and accurately with the page number.
You may type or write this information on a separate sheet of paper.
Find a direct quote that shows the novel’s central conflict/problem and include the page number. 3 points
Explain, in 3-5 sentences, how the conflict above evolves in the story. Also include the type of conflict(s)
that emerges: person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. society, person vs. nature.
4 points
Describe in 2 - 3 sentences how the conflict is resolved or why the conflict cannot be solved. 3 points
Discuss in 3-5 sentences whether you found this novel’s resolution (the ending of the conflict and usually
the book itself) satisfying, enjoyable, a disappointment, etc., and why. 3 points
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3. Analyzing a Story’s Theme:
This part of the project is designed to help you discover the
theme of the novel.
Please record your direct quotations neatly and accurately with the page number.
You may type or write this information on a separate sheet of paper.
In a clear sentence, explain an important message about life you think the author is trying to express in
the novel. 1 point
Please write down the first piece of evidence, a direct quotation from the text, and explain how the
evidence supports the theme or message. 4 points
Evidence #1:
Interpretation #1
Connection to the theme:
Please write down your second piece of evidence, a direct quotation from the text, and explain how the
evidence supports the theme or message. 4 points
Evidence #1:
Interpretation #1
Connection to the theme:
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