1. NOVEL ANALYSIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (PPP) INSTRUCTIONS The next 13 slides will give you detailed instructions on how to create the PowerPoint presentation for your novel. The next 13 slides will give you detailed instructions on how to create the PowerPoint presentation for your novel. Please follow the directions carefully and make sure that each of your 36 quotes (3 quotes for each slide) come from a different page in your novel. Please follow the directions carefully and make sure that each of your 36 quotes (3 quotes for each slide) come from a different page in your novel.

2. SLIDE #1: “TITLE PAGE” Identify the title, author, page number total, your name, the due date and the block. Identify the title, author, page number total, your name, the due date and the block. Complete a title analysis Complete a title analysis Why do you think the author chose the title? Why do you think the author chose the title? How does it connect to the overall meaning of the text? How does it connect to the overall meaning of the text? YOU MUST INCLUDE THREE (3) SPECIFIC QUOTES FROM THE NOVEL TO SUPPORT YOUR INTERPRETATION OF THE TITLE. YOU MUST INCLUDE THREE (3) SPECIFIC QUOTES FROM THE NOVEL TO SUPPORT YOUR INTERPRETATION OF THE TITLE.

3. SLIDE #2: “LITERATURE SUMMARY” THIS SHOULD BE THE BEGINNING CHUNK OF THE NOVEL. You may want to include a quote! THIS SHOULD BE THE 2 nd CHUNK OF THE NOVEL. You may want to include a quote! THIS SHOULD BE THE FINAL CHUNK OF THE NOVEL. You may want to include a quote! THIS SHOULD BE THE 5 th CHUNK OF THE NOVEL. You may want to include a quote! THIS SHOULD BE THE 4 th CHUNK OF THE NOVEL. You may want to include a quote! THIS SHOULD BE THE 3 rd CHUNK OF THE NOVEL. You may want to include a quote! HELPFUL TIP: Do not write more than three (3) sentences in each box (INCLUDING THE QUOTE!)

4. SLIDE #3: “CHARACTER & CHARACTERIZATION ANALYSIS” Physical Appearance? Speech, Thoughts and Actions of the MAIN Character? Speech, Thoughts and Actions of OTHER Characters? Direct Comments by the Narrator? “…even if I am a little girl with skinny arms and a squeaky voice…” “…I felt guilty about it. I am loaded down with guilty complexes…” “…His name was Jerry…I could picture him at four with the same gray-blue eyes and the same – independence? No, the word that comes to me is ‘integrity’…” “…When something bothered him, he liked to stay with it until he understood it, and he understood no part of this…” Who is the DYNAMIC CHARACTER? Who is the STATIC CHARACTER? Walter Lee Mama Provide a QUOTE the proves the Walter Lee is the DYNAMIC CHARACTER… Provide a QUOTE the proves the Walter Lee is the STATIC CHARACTER…

5. SLIDE #4: “COMPARE/CONTRAST ANALYSIS” Create an 8-entry, two-column chart to compare/contrast two characters. PROVIDE ACCURATE PAGE NUMBERS TO SUPPORT AT LEAST THREE OF YOUR ENTRIES. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO CLEARLY EXPLAIN YOUR PAGE REFERENCES. Create an 8-entry, two-column chart to compare/contrast two characters. PROVIDE ACCURATE PAGE NUMBERS TO SUPPORT AT LEAST THREE OF YOUR ENTRIES. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO CLEARLY EXPLAIN YOUR PAGE REFERENCES. How are Jim and Billy alike? How are Jim and Billy different? They both like cars… (pgs. 34, 81) Various physical differences… (pgs. 49, 81, 100) They both have relationship issues… (pgs. 21, 54) They respond differently to death… (pgs. 24, 60) They die the same way… (pgs, 112, 143) One is courageous; the other is cowardly… (pgs. 65, 67) They come from similar backgrounds… (pgs. 28, 29) Contrasting attitudes toward life… (pgs. 190, 213)

6. SLIDE #5: THEME ANALYSIS WHAT IS THE OVERALL THEME? HOW CAN YOU APPLY THE OVERALL THEME TO YOUR LIFE? PROVIDE THREE QUOTES THAT VERIFY THE THEME

7. SLIDE #6: CONFLICT ANALYSIS INTERNAL CONFLICT (man vs. self) EXTERNAL CONFLICT (man vs. man, society, nature, supernatural, machine, technology, etc.) Include specific examples and quotes here… Include specific examples and quotes here… What impact did this internal conflict have on the characters involved? What impact did this internal conflict have on the characters involved? Include specific examples and quotes here… Include specific examples and quotes here… What impact did this external conflict have on the characters involved? What impact did this external conflict have on the characters involved?

8. SLIDE #7: P.O.V. & AUDIENCE ANALYSIS What POINT OF VIEW was this novel written in? Answer the question and provide a specific quote to prove it! Answer the question and provide a specific quote to prove it! Would another point of view have been better? Answer the question and provide a specific quote to support your opinion! Answer the question and provide a specific quote to support your opinion! Who is the intended AUDIENCE and how do you know? Answer the question and provide a specific quote to prove it! Answer the question and provide a specific quote to prove it!

9. SLIDE #8: TONE & MOOD ANALYSIS Make a “word list” of the different examples of tone and mood (at least four of each). Make a “word list” of the different examples of tone and mood (at least four of each). Create an 8-entry, two-column chart that identifies specific examples of tone and mood taken from the novel. PROVIDE ACCURATE PAGE NUMBERS TO VERIFY AT LEAST THREE OF YOUR ENTRIES. Create an 8-entry, two-column chart that identifies specific examples of tone and mood taken from the novel. PROVIDE ACCURATE PAGE NUMBERS TO VERIFY AT LEAST THREE OF YOUR ENTRIES. Textual Examples of TONE Textual Examples of MOOD “ the lonely, pitiful life of a king ” (pg. 2) “ the air was fresh and clear….” (pg. 3) “I guess it would be too much to ask for a parents that cared……” (pg. 12) “the solemn, cold, dark quiet day…” (pg. 40) “the orphans were willing soldiers….” (pg. 25) “music, laughter and the smell of food filled the air……..” (pg. 93) “ the discovery of the new world would only bring peace and happiness…” (pg. 61) “ the feel was lazy, lethargic, just blah….” (pg. 9)

10. SLIDE #9: AUTHOR’S STYLE ANALYSIS How would you describe the AUTHOR’S STYLE? How do you know? Answer the question and provide a specific quote to prove it! Answer the question and provide a specific quote to prove it! Specifically, what makes his/her writing unique? Answer the question and provide a specific quote to support your opinion! Answer the question and provide a specific quote to support your opinion! How does his/her writing compare/contrast with yours? Answer the question and provide a specific quote to prove it! Answer the question and provide a specific quote to prove it!

11. SLIDE #10: IRONY ANALYSIS (Verbal, Dramatic & Situational) VERBAL IRONY: sarcasm Provide a direct quote from the novel that demonstrates VERBAL IRONY and be prepared to explain it to the class… DRAMATIC IRONY: the reader knows something that one of the characters in the novel doesn’t know. Provide a direct quote from the novel that demonstrates DRAMATIC IRONY and be prepared to explain it to the class… SITUATIONAL IRONY: the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected Provide a direct quote from the novel that demonstrates SITUATIONAL IRONY and be prepared to explain it to the class… IMPACT ON THE NOVEL… What impact did these examples of irony have on the novel?

12. SLIDE #11: INFERENCES, CONCLUSIONS & PREDICTIONS Excerpts from the text… What I INFERRED from it… “While everyone else ate, Thelma sat at the table, playing with her peas…” Thelma was concerned about her relationship with Jamaal. “Thelma, stop tapping your pencil on the table…” Thelma was nervous Excerpts from the text… What I CONCLUDED from it… “As Billy opened his present to reveal a new game system, his sisters rolled their eyes and let out a sigh...” Billy always gets what he wants. “John arrived to school with mismatched socks and shoes.” John is not “detail-minded.” Novel Title OR Excerpts from the text… My PREDICTION… Novel Title: One Last Wish Someone is going to die. “Pete looked at Jane one last time before getting on the airplane and smiled…” Pete and Jane will end up together.

13. SLIDE #12: LITERATURE EVALUATION Develop five criteria for a perfect novel (in your opinion) EXAMPLE CRITERIA: 1. The characters were realistic. 2. It kept me interested from beginning to end. 3. I was able to picture myself in it. 4. The elements of plot development were high level. 5. This novel changed my life. Award one star for each criteria met. What were your three favorite quotes and why? What did this novel remind you of? Would you recommend this novel to others? Why/Why not?

14. SLIDE #13: QUESTION TIME! Your final task is to come up with at least 6 CHALLENGING questions to ask your audience. Make sure that your questions cover your ENTIRE presentation. To sweeten the pot, I encourage you to offer some candy incentives for students who correctly answer your questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.