English III Reading Assignment:
General Graphic Organizer
To Review for SUMMER READING EXAM given on: _________________
Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________ ______________ Author: _______________________________________
Explain the Title: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Genre: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Point of View (Who is telling the story?): ______________________________________________________________________________
Characters/Descriptions: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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The Setting:
Time ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Place ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Goals of Main Character(s)
Problems of Main Character(s) - Conflicts
Sequence
of
Events
Focus on major events. Use as many boxes as you need.
Event:
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3 Main Conflicts in the Book:
_________________ vs. _________________ is evident when:
_________________ vs. _________________ is evident when:
_________________ vs. _________________ is evident when:
The Conclusion or Resolution/Are Conflicts Resolved? ____________________________________________________________________
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Theme(s) (LESSON): _______________________________________________________________________________________________
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My Personal Reactions: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Additional Notes:
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English III WH Reading Assignment: Independent Novel Studies—For each independent summer reading
novel, choose one box from each side and be prepared to present those two assignments during the first week of
school.
CHARACTER SIDE
Create a Collage
Make a collage that your
character would say represents
them. Use pictures from
magazines, newspapers, the
internet or drawings. To be
complete on 11x17 Paper.
Radio Exchange
Your character calls into a radio
show for advice. Choose which
show your character would call in
to and then create the
conversation he or she would
have with the radio advice giver.
(400 words)
Facebook Page
Select the main character and
design a page, picking out
pictures and then creating
information that would tell a
viewer about your character. Use
the Facebook Template to
complete this activity.
Interviews
Pretend 3 characters are being
interviewed by a reporter, the
police or a lawyer. Create a
monologue response to the same
event that occurred in the novel
for each character. (150 words
per report)
Scrap Book
Think about all the kinds of
mementos you would put in a
scrap book if you had one. Then
create a scrap book for your
character, cutting out pictures
from magazines or drawing the
mementos he or she would have
in a scrap book (4 pages)
Movie Recommendations
From all the movies you’ve seen
in the last couple of years, pick
five you would recommend that
your character see. Give a brief
summary of each movie and
explain why you think the
character should see it. (75 words
per movie)
Chat Room Conversations
Imagine that your character has
found other people to talk with
while in a chat room he or she
found while surfing the Internet.
Construct the conversation your
character had with others while in
the chat room. (400 words)
E-mail Directory
Create the e-mail directory of all
the people you can imagine your
character keeping in touch with
on e-mail. Construct several
exchanges between your
character and some of the people
in your character’s directory. (400
words)
Letter Exchange
Create a letter exchange between
a character and the author or
write a series of self-reflective
letters from several characters on
what the character learned about
himself, others, and life. (400
words)
Job Application
Choose a job for one of the
characters in the book. Write a
letter to an employer. Include
traits of the character as well as
the skills this character has for
the job. (400 words)
Sculpture
Create a sculpture of a character.
Use any combination of soap,
wood, clay, sticks, wire, stones,
old toy pieces, or any other
object. An explanation of how
this character fits into the book
should accompany the sculpture.
Talk Show
A talk show has invited your
character to a show; create the
title, a guest list, and a prepared
list of questions for each guest.
Be sure to include which talk
show and why they are interested
in the character. (400 Words)
Astrology Sign
Reading the descriptions of the
astrology signs. Choose three of
the main characters from your
book and decide which sign there
are. Write an explanation of why
you think they fit the sign,
drawing on their actions,
attitudes, and thoughts from the
book. (150 words per character)
File a Complaint
Adapt the persona of one of the
characters who you feel was
portrayed in a sexist or racist
manner. Write up a complaint
explaining what you feel was
unjust in your portrayal and
explain the actions you would like
the author to take to remedy the
biased portrayal. (400 words)
Advertisements
Pretend your character has picked
up a magazine and is looking at
the ads. Select 5 ads your
character would consider
purchasing the product. Display
the ads on separate pages (8x11)
and underneath explain why your
character would read them. (50
words)
School Counselor’s Letter
Write a recommendation from
the school counselor’s point of
view that assesses the character’s
academic and personal qualities.
Why do you feel this student
would be well-suited to attend
college? Such as: character,
maturity, independence, values,
special interest, and any
noteworthy talents or qualities.
(300 Words)
Life Size Model
Create a life-sized model of your
favorite character from the novel.
Dress them as they are dressed in
the book. Standing behind your
character, describe yourself as the
character. Tell what your role is
in the book and how you relate to
the other characters that are in
the novel.
Wanted Poster
Make a "wanted" poster for one
of the characters. Include the
following: (a) a drawing of the
character, (b) a physical
description, (c) the character’s or
misdeeds (or deeds?), (d) other
information about the character
which is important, (e) the reward
offered for the capture of the
character. Create on 9x12 Artist
Paper.
Childhood for a Character
If your main character is an adult,
try to figure out what he or she
would have been like as a child.
Write the story of his or her
childhood in such a way that
shows why he or she is the way
he or she is in the novel. (400
Words)
Social Worker’s Report
If the events in the novel merit it,
write up a report as a social
worker would on the conditions
in the home and whether or not
it’s a good environment for a
child. How would she describe
the home and parenting style?
What would her
recommendations be? (300
Words)
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Reader’s Perspective
Song Writing
Write a ballad or song about the
characters and events in your
story. Set the words to the music
of a popular song or create your
own song and sing it to the class.
The song shall have 3 verses and
a chorus.
Newspaper Article
Write a news article about an
important event from the book.
The article shall be written in the
form of an essay and shall be a
minimum of 600 words.
Alternate Ending
Write a different ending for the
book. The ending should occur
during the resolution stage of the
novel and shall be a minimum of
800 words (spacing of 1.5 and
font size 12).
Letter to the Author
Write a letter to the author
explaining to him or her why you
think he or she wrote the book
and what he or she was trying to
show through the book. Be sure
to explain what you got out of
the book. (400 words)
Construct a Diorama
A Diorama is three-dimensional
scene which includes models of
people, buildings, plants, and
animals. The diorama shall be of
one of the main events in the
book. Include a written
description of the scene. (150
words)
Persuasive Pamphlet
Think of an issue that was very
important. Create a pamphlet
aimed at persuading others of the
importance of the issue. Include
factual information, testimonials,
pictures or graphics, etc. (Use
Publisher - 6 Fold)
Point of View Column
Write an opinion column like one
that appears in the editorial page
of the newspaper. Choose a
theme or topic from the novel
you just read and write the
column from the point of view of
one of the characters (400
words).
Make a Game Board
Design and create a game board
that incorporates ideas from the
novel. Will you decide on a board
game, card game, and
concentration? The choices are
only limited to your creativity. Be
sure to include clear directions
and provide everything needed to
play.
Object Box
This box should contain objects
that represent the novel. The
entire box must be colorful,
decorative and appropriately
represents the novel. Include at
least five objects in your object
box. A short written explanation
(75 words) should be included on
each object.
Cartoon Squares
Create a series of six drawings in
six squares that shows a
significant event in the novel.
Under each picture or cartoon,
write a few lines of explanation.
Use a tool like
Creaza - http://creaza.com,
Piki Kids - http://pikikids.com
Kerpoof - http://kerpoof.com
Detective Work
If a detective or police officer
suddenly showed up in your
novel, who or what would they
be investigating? Write about
what the detective is looking for,
how he or she knew something
was awry or needed investigating,
and what was recommended.
(400 Words)
Travel Brochure
Create a travel brochure for one
of the key settings in the novel.
Include elements that occurred in
the story as well as facts, things to
do and other points of interest
about the place. On the back
page, include a box giving the
page numbers from the novel
where the information was
found. (Use Publisher – 6 Fold)
Music
Divide up the book into three
sections. Select a piece of music
that captures the feel or tone of
each section. Using Aviary.com,
add the three songs, and add
voice-overs explaining what is
happening as well as why you felt
this piece of music fit the section
of the novel. Music clips are to be
between 45-90 seconds.
Cereal Box Advertisement
Write the review on the back,
create a cover for the front (not
the original book cover but your
own idea), write the ingredients
on the side, (i.e...A touch of scary,
with a lot of mystery), and have
them add any other facts on the
other side of the box. Use a
standard size cereal box for the
project.
Create a Character’s Room
We learn a lot about what people
keep in their closets, on their
walls, what is put in the room.
Select a character you know well
and create a room that would
mean a lot to the character. Draw
and write about it, making sure to
include an explanation of why
you designed the room as you
did. Use 9x12 Art Drawing Paper.
Word Collage
Write the title of the book in the
center. Look through magazines
or internet pages for words, and
phrases that illustrate or tell
something about your book.
Think in terms of the theme,
setting, plot, as well as characters.
Work to get fifty such words or
phrases. The visual impact of the
collage should tell a potential
reader a lot about the book.
Complete this project on 11x17
Paper.
Virtual Poster
Movie posters give just enough
information to give you a taste of
what the movie will be about.
They also contain information
such as the title, actors, and a
rating. Using GLOGSTER,
create an on-line book poster that
acts as an advertisement for the
book. Include the author, title,
key characters, pictures that
support the storyline and create a
tag line that will make others
want to read the book.
Television Box
Complete a series of five
drawings that show five of the
major events in the plot of the
book you read.
Make a television box. Cut a
square to serve as a TV screen.
Make two slits in opposite sides
of the box so that the scenes slide
through the two side slits. Write
captions for each drawing so that
the illustrations can be
understood during the show. The
box needs to be large enough
accommodate 8x11 paper.
Scrap Book
Think about all the kinds of
mementos you would put in a
scrap book if you had one. The
scrap book shall focus on the
major elements of the novel.
A) THEME
B) CONFLICT
C) SETTING
Mobile
Create a Mobile of at least five
panels that illustrate various
elements from the novel, (Setting,
Theme, Irony, Mood, Conflict,
Motivation, Surprise Ending,
etc...)
Cut out pictures from magazines
or drawing the mementos he or
she would have in the scrap
book. Set aside 2 pages for each
story element
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