1. SLIDE #1: “TITLE PAGE” Identify the title, author, and page number total. Identify the title, author, and page number total. Provide your name, the block and the due date. Provide your name, the block and the due date. 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?

2. SLIDE #2: “LITERATURE SUMMARY – A STORYBOARD” HELPFUL TIP: Do not write more than three (3) sentences in each box. In the beginning of my novel, …Later on…After that… Toward the middle of the novel…Then…Toward the end of the novel…

3. 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… Provide 2+ quotes and page numbers from the novel in this slide!

4. SLIDE #4: “COMPARE/CONTRAST ANALYSIS” Create an 8-entry, two-column chart to compare/contrast two characters. Create an 8-entry, two-column chart to compare/contrast two characters. 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) Provide 2+ quotes and page numbers from the novel in this slide!

5. SLIDE #5: THEME ANALYSIS WHAT IS THE OVERALL THEME? HOW CAN YOU APPLY THE OVERALL THEME TO YOUR LIFE? PROVIDE 2+ QUOTES THAT VERIFY THE THEME Provide 2+ quotes and page numbers from the novel in this slide!

6. SLIDE #6: CONFLICT ANALYSIS INTERNAL CONFLICT (man vs. self) EXTERNAL CONFLICT (man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. nature, man vs. supernatural, man vs. machine, man vs. 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? Provide 2+ quotes and page numbers from the novel in this slide!

7. SLIDE #7: P.O.V. & AUDIENCE ANALYSIS What POINT OF VIEW was this novel written in? Would another point of view have been better? Who is the intended AUDIENCE and how do you know? Provide 2+ quotes and page numbers from the novel in this slide!

8. 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. Create an 8-entry, two-column chart that identifies specific examples of tone and mood taken from the novel. 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) Provide 2+ quotes and page numbers from the novel in this slide!

9. SLIDE #9: AUTHOR’S STYLE ANALYSIS How would you describe the AUTHOR’S STYLE? How do you know? Specifically, what makes his/her writing unique? How does his/her writing compare/contrast with yours? Provide 2+ quotes and page numbers from the novel in this slide!

10. SLIDE #10: IRONY ANALYSIS (Verbal, Dramatic & Situational) VERBAL IRONY: sarcasm DRAMATIC IRONY: the reader knows something that one of the characters in the novel doesn’t know. SITUATIONAL IRONY: the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected IMPACT ON THE NOVEL… Provide 2+ quotes and page numbers from the novel in this slide!

11. SLIDE #11: INFERENCES, CONCLUSIONS & PREDICTIONS Quotes 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 Quotes 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 Quotes 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.

12. 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 two favorite quotes from the novel and why? What did this novel remind you of? Would you recommend this novel to others? Why/Why not?

13. 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.