Name: ______________________________
Due Date: ____________________
Mrs. Forsyth
SPELLING & PUNCTUATION
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COUNT! FULL SENTENCES
Date: _______________________________
WHERE EVER POSSIBLE!
Independent Reading Story Map
General information of the book you chose.
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1. Name of the book: ________________________________________________________
2. Author: ________________________________________________________________
3. Publisher: ______________________________________________________________
4. Copyright date: __________________________________________________________
5. Number of pages: ________________________________________________________
THE SETTING: In your OWN WORDS tell me about the setting of your book. Remember,
setting includes the time and the place. You should write at least 5 full sentences here. Worth
10 points ____________________.
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Here you should find a quote from the text that represents the “time” portion of the setting. Be
sure to note the page number in parenthesis after your quote and before you punctuate the
sentence. Worth 5 points ___________________.
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Here you should find a quote from the text that represents the “place” portion of the setting. Be
sure to note the page number in parenthesis after your quote and before you punctuate the
sentence. Worth 5 points ___________________.
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CHARACTERS
Name of the protagonist: ____________________________Worth 5 points _______________
What kind of person is he/she? (list some adjectives)
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Find a quote in the text that represents at least ONE of the adjectives you used above to describe
the protagonist. Remember to end your quote and put the page number in parenthesis before
your punctuate your sentence.
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Who or what is the antagonist? _______________________ Worth 5 points _______________
If a person, what kind of person is he/she? ___________________________________________
If something else, what challenges does the antagonist give the protagonist? Be specific and
write in complete sentences.
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RISING ACTION – Here you will write in full sentences at least ten events that include the
rising action. Capitalization and punctuation counts. Worth 10 points __________________.
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Draw a picture of one scene from the rising action here. Worth 5 points __________________.
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THE CLIMAX – Here you will tell me in YOUR OWN WORDS what the climax of your story
is. You should write at least 8 sentences. Worth 10 points _________________________.
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Now you will write down at least one quote that shows the climax of the book. Remember to put
the page number in parenthesis after your quote, then punctuate your sentence.
Worth 10 points ______________.
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FALLING ACTION – In your OWN WORDS what are at least 3 events that occur after the
climax. Write in complete sentences. Worth 5 points _____________________.
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RESOLUTION – How does the author end the story? Was it a happy ending? Was it sad? Did
you like the ending? Why? Why not? Were you left with an open ending? Be specific. You
should write at least 8 sentences here. Worth 10 points _______________________.
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THEME – The theme is what the author is trying to tell you about life after reading this book.
Theme can only be expressed in a full sentence (NOT ONE WORD like “friendship”). If you
can come up with one word, just ask yourself “What is the author trying to say about friendship.
You should write at least 8 full sentences giving details from the text (quotes) that support your
thoughts on what the author’s message is. Worth 15 points ___________________________.
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You may use the lines on this page to continue any answers in this packet that you did not have
enough space to complete. Be sure to CLEARLY mark what section you are continuing.
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