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AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL UNIT Name:_____________________________________ This unit, you will be required to complete the following tasks: • Complete the reading log and discussion questions on time • Collect insightful quotes both for the discussions and for the project • Propose and complete a project worthy of 200 points. It must demonstrate comprehension and completion of the novel as well as incorporate quotes and an engaging visual or oral presentation. (Quotes and references to discussed adult content will not be allowed.) • Take and pass an AR test on the novel Novel Proposal: Check List: ____ incorporates quotes, ____ is visual or oral in nature, ____ is presentable, ____ demonstrates completion of the novel, ____ is 200 points worth of work Description: Teacher Suggestions: Actual Project Grade: ______ incorporates quotes, ______ is visual or oral in nature, ______ is presentable, ______ demonstrates completion of the novel, ______ is 200 points worth of work Total Grade:________ Comments: Reading Log and Discussion Questions: Reading Log and Discussion Grade:________ 1. (Due ______) Locate an example of figurative language in the novel. Quote the sentence including the page number and explain the impact it has on the passage. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 2. Discussion: Share your figurative language example and explanation. After hearing the others in the group share theirs, explain the importance of figurative language in all forms of writing. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3. (Due ______) What have you found interesting, difficult or worthwhile about what you have read so far? Include a quote and page number from that section that proves it and explain it. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 4. Discussion: Share your selection and explanation with the group. After hearing others in the group share theirs, describe new insights you discovered about the novel. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 5. (Due ______) List four words you do not understand including their page number and paragraph number. 1._________________________________2.____________________________________ 3._________________________________4.____________________________________ 6. Discussion: As a group, look back at the passage for two of those words. Using context clues, determine their meaning and write it next to the two words listed above. 7. (Due ______) Find a passage where you are unsure about what is happening. Use the quote and the page number. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 8. Discussion: Share the unclear passages with one another. Using context clues, make an inference as to what is happening and write that information in the space provided. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 9. (Due ______) Locate a passage that is similar to a real-life situation you have experienced. Be sure to use a quote with a page number for that passage and describe how it is like something you have gone through. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 10. Discussion: After sharing the above quote and explanation with the group, write down one similarity and one difference discovered among the group members. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 11. (Due ______) Locate a passage that connects to a theme idea in the novel. Write down the quote and the page number that proves it and connect it to the theme. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 12. Discussion: Share and reflect on the group themes. How were they similar? How were they different? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Quotes: Pg. #: Quote: Ideas/Refleciton Brainstorm Project Here: |