THEME – NOVEL

Explain how:
an important event helps show your idea
two or more characters help show your idea.
an important setting helps show your idea.
an important conflict relates to your idea.

DESCRIBE EXPLAIN
At least one technique in the text that helped make the writer’s idea (s) clear to you. (Note “techniques” Why the technique made the writer’s idea(s) clear to you
could include vocabulary, style, structure or narrative point of view)

One technique the writer used to present their ideas (Note: “techniques” could include vocabulary, Why this technique helped the writer present their ideas
imagery, style, structure or narrative point of view)

Describe at least one idea that you found: Explain why the idea was:
interesting OR interesting OR
important OR important OR
worth learning about worth learning about

IMPORTANT EVENT - NOVEL

DESCRIBE EXPLAIN
An experience or event that was important to a character Why this experience or event was important to the character
An important scene or event at (or near) the beginning of the text How this scene or event helped you understand an idea (or ideas) in the
text
An event that was a turning point Why this event was a turning point
A surprising event How this event helped you understand a character OR idea
A powerful event Why this event was powerful
At least one event at or near the end of the text that was important How this event helped you understand an idea (or ideas) in the text

CHARACTER - NOVEL
DESCRIBE EXPLAIN
A choice made by a character How this choice brought about a change in that character
A strong relationship between at least TWO characters How this relationship helped you understand these characters
An important change that happened to one character Why this change was important
A positive or negative experience that happened to the character How the writer used the experience to help you understand the character
A character whom you found interesting How the writer made the character interesting to you
A challenge faced by a character Why this challenge helped you understand the character
A character that surprised you Why this character surprised you
A character from whom you learned something Why you learned something from this character
One surprising event How this event helped you understand a character
A character you enjoyed reading about Why this character helped you understand an idea
A character from whom you learned something Why you learned something from the character
At least two techniques used to make a character interesting (Note: “Techniques” could Why these techniques made the character interesting
include language, structure and/ or narrative point of view)
One important relationship Why the relationship helped you understand an important idea