Summer Reading 2014 Students entering 6th grade Read at least two of the four book choices: Hatchet (by G Paulsen) Redwall (by B Jacques) The Goodbye Season(by M Hale) A Single Shard(by L Park) Adara(by B Gormley) Angel on the Square(By G Whelan) Assignments are due the first day of the school year. Thoughtfully create the following visual tools for one of the two texts your read: Plot Line, Character Bubble Map, and Decision Making Tree. Include: Your name, date, book titles, authors Use clean notebook paper for each visual tool Place all visual tools in a pocket folder.

Thinking questions that help you develop your visual tool for Character Who is in this story? (important character) What does the character do? What does the character say? What thoughts or feelings does the character have? How do the character’s thoughts/feelings and actions connect? (draw connecting lines) Do other elements of the character’s thoughts/feelings, dialogue, and/or actions connect to communicate a certain trait? (draw connecting lines & add character trait revealed when possible)

Character Visual Tool: Character Bubble Map Character Appearance Actions Thoughts/ Feelings Dialogue Partial quote & page # Thought or feeling & page # Action & Page # Description & page # ** Make connections to draw conclusions about revealed character traits

Thinking questions that help you develop your visual tool for Plot What is the main character’s goal or what problem does he/she have? What are the significant events that relate to the goal or problem (rising action)? What is the turning point (climax) that leads to the story’s resolution? What events (falling action) occur after the climax that lead to the resolution? How is the conflict resolved or the goal achieved (resolution)? What events (denouement) happen after the resolution? (if there are any) What events occur that connect the problem, goal, climax, and resolution?

Plot Visual Tool: Plot Line Goal or Problem Rising Action Climax Resolution Denouement Falling Action

Thinking questions that help you develop your visual tool for Problem Solving (Hint: Work from the bottom of the VT to the top) What problem has the main character encountered or what decision does the main character face? What are some possible solutions to the problem or decisions that could be made? (think of 3 or more) What are the pros and cons of each possible decision or solution? What biblical principles or personal values apply to the situation? What should the character consider in making the decision? What decision would I make and how would I solve the problem? Why? How does the main character solve the problem or make the decision? What does the main character’s decision reveal about the character? (may be more than one trait)

Problem Solving Visual Tool: Decision Making Tree Character’s Name & Problem to Be Solved/Decision to Be Made Option 1 Pros Cons Option 2 Pros Cons Option 3 Pros Cons Relevant Values/Beliefs to Consider My Decision/SolutionCharacter’s Decision/Solution Character trait or adjective to describe character based on decision Character trait or adjective to describe character based on decision