1. Full names of each group member of you Lit Circle Go here Picture THE BOOK’S TITLE THE AUTHOR’S NAME

2. Each slide tells you exactly what you need to do. Insert additional slides as specified. Keep the same headings and the same order for each section. See the sections to the right and each take one section to complete. Setting, Complication and Conflict (student’s name) Illustrator and Character Studies (student’s name) Passages and Connections (student’s name) Background information and Key Words (student’s name) Writer’s Style and Conclusion (student’s name) HOW TO USE THIS TEMPLATE

3. No full sentences Minimal text except for the passages you are copying to share No reading off the screen Large font that can be easily read LOTS of good, relevant images PowerPoint is made to ILLUSTRATE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING So go light on the text and heavy on the images KEYS TO SUCCESS

4. SETTING On this slide you should provide the following information in POINT FORM ONLY: TIME (approximately year, season, etc.) PlACE (real or imaginary) CULTURAL SETTING (social class, language, etc.) ATMOSPHERE, MOOD SPECIFIC DETAILS (house, apartment, school, etc.)

5. An Image Related to setting This could be one or two slides showing your depiction of the setting and/or a map. Think of using drawings, Google maps, or images from flickr or other photo site

6. Explain what you learned about the location, the culture of the people, the social condition, and any other interesting details about the story or the writer during your novel study. Be sure to add images whenever possible! BACKGROUND INFORMATION

7. Use one slide for EACH main character in order to show: An image of the character (your illustrator’s creation or photos of actors you would cast to play the role) Add a variety of adjectives to describe the character MAIN CHARACTERS

8. List other characters and explain the role of each in the novel-why did the writer create these characters? What role do they play? Include images if possible but limit this to just a slide or two NOT one slide per character. OTHER CHARACTERS

9. You don’t want to give away the whole story, but you need to describe in point form the complication that sets off the action fo the novel. Include an illustration here THE COMPLICATION

10. Describe in point form the different types of conflict in the novel and try to illustrate each Use a separate slide for each: One slide for man vs. man One slide for man vs. himself according to the novel THE COMPLICATION

11. Choose five key words that show the theme, tone, topic, character, mood or cultural background of the novel. Use one slide for each word, explain the significance of the word and try to add an illustration, FIVE KEY WORDS

12. Choose 3 key passages that illustrate The novel’s theme The protagonist’s character The central conflict Copy the passage in full Explain how the passage is important in explaining the theme, conflict and character PERTINENT PASSAGES

13. Use pertinient passages to explain at least TWO connections you made to other novels or modern life, school, current events, etc. Copy the full passage and use one slide for each passage. CONNECTIONS

14. Choose at least two interesting passages make two slides to show the writer’s style. Avoid listing similes and examples of onomatopeia, personification or hyperbole: instead, choose passages that are really enjoyable to read because of the images they invoke in the reader’s mind. THE WRITER’S STYLE

15. Share your group’s overall impression of the novel. What made it a good read? Would you read another book by the same author? What type of reader might also enjoy this book? CONCLUSION: WAS THIS A GOOD READ?

16. Setting, Complication, and Conflict (student’s name) Illustrator and Character Studies (student’s name) Passages and Connection (student’s name) Background Information and Key Words (student’s name) Writer’s Style and Conclusion (student’s name) CREDITS