What is the theme of your Anchor Book? Cite details from the text to support your answer.
Do you think this theme is a valid (true) and important one? Support your evaluation with
evidence from the book and your background knowledge.
THEME
My Prediction
Why I Think So
Was my
prediction
correct?
Before Reading
pg _____
After the First Chapter
pg _____
Halfway Through the Book
pg _____
Were you able to verify your predictions as you kept reading or did you have to modify them?
Explain.
PREDICTIONS
Major
Minor
Protagonist
Antagonist
Dynamic
Static
Round
Flat
Sort the characters from your Anchor book into the literary categories.
Is the main character a dynamic character? If so, how does he/she change, or what does he/she learn over the course
of the story?
CHARACTERS
Using the acronym STEAL, write down details about one of the major characters.
Speech
Looks
Thoughts
Character's Name
Actions
Effect on
Others
What conclusion can you draw about this character from these details?
CHARACTERIZATION
Describe the Conflict
Tell What Type of
Conflict It Is
Who _________________
vs
Was It Resolved?
Yes / No
How or why not:
Who/What _____________




Man vs Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs Society
Man vs Self
Who _________________
vs
Yes / No
How or why not:
Who/What _____________




Man vs Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs Society
Man vs Self
Who _________________
vs
Yes / No
How or why not:
Who/What _____________




Man vs Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs Society
Man vs Self
Who _________________
vs
Yes / No
How or why not:
Who/What _____________




Man vs Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs Society
Man vs Self
Though there can be many conflicts in a narrative, there is usually ONE MAIN CONFLICT.
What is the MAIN CONFLICT in your novel?
How does the MAIN CONFLICT get resolved?
CONFLICT
Sense
Imagery Details
Sight
Sound
Smell
Touch
Taste
Illustration
My Paragraph Description of the Setting Using Imagery:
I word I would use to describe the overall mood of this setting is ____________________.
How does the time and place of the story help create this mood?
SETTING
Sentence with Unknown Word
Meaning
I think it means…
How I Know
Clues:
The dictionary says…
pg ____
I think it means…
Clues:
The dictionary says…
pg ____
I think it means…
Clues:
The dictionary says…
pg ____
I think it means…
Clues:
The dictionary says…
pg ____
I think it means…
Clues:
The dictionary says…
pg ____
I think it means…
Clues:
The dictionary says…
pg ____
Complete the chart for 6 unfamiliar words you identify as you read. You must use quotation marks
for the sentence, underline the unknown word, and cite the page where you found it.
CONTEXT CLUES
Reading Schedule
Book Title ______________________________________________________________________________
Group Members_________________________________________________________________________
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
April 13
April 14
April 15
April 16
April 17
Book Distribution
Read pg ________
Read pg ________
Read pg ________
Read pg _______
to pg ________
to pg ________
to pg ________
to pg _______
Lit Circle: Set
Reading Schedule
Flipbook:
Predictions
(Before Reading)
Flipbook:
Predictions
(After Chapter 1)
April 20
April 21
April 22
April 23
April 24
Read pg ________
Read pg ________
Read pg ________
Read pg ________
Read pg _______
to pg ________
to pg ________
to pg ________
to pg ________
to pg _______
Flipbook:
Predictions
(Halfway Through)
Lit Circle Discussion
April 27
April 28
April 29
April 30
May 1
Read pg ________
Read pg ________
Read pg ________
Read pg ________
Read pg ________
to pg ________
to pg ________
to pg ________
to pg ________
to pg ________
Final Fiction Unit
Test on EDU
Prep for Lit Circle:
Questions about
setting and plot
Lit Circle Discussion
May 4
May 5
May 6
May 7
May 8
Read pg ________
Read pg ________
Prep for Lit Circle:
Questions about
author’s craft and
theme
Final
Lit Circle Discussion
Flipbook Due!
to pg ________
to the END
Flipbook: Work
Time
Turn in
Anchor Books
Flipbook: Work
Time
Name _____________________________________________
Period _____