Starting an Interactive Notebook Front Cover Your Name
Starting an Interactive Notebook
Front Cover • • Your Name Teacher Subject Period
Table of Contents • Pages 1 and 2 • Use every line (even the little ones at the bottom)
• Make sure the DATE and TITLE are clearly visible on every page –Including everything in the “Table of Contents”
Page Date Table of Contents Title 3 -6 9/12/16 Literary Terms 7 9/1/16 Quick Write: 1 st Impressions 1
Quick Write: st 1 Impressions Pick one of the following questions to answer in your writing journal about your independent reading novel. Be sure to add it to the table of contents. • How does the author get you interested in the book? • Does the book start slowly or quickly? Explain. • Is there a preface or introduction in the book? How is it used and how does it affect the story?
Quick Write: writing style Pick one of the following questions to answer in your writing journal about your independent reading novel. Be sure to add it to the table of contents: • What do you notice about the rhythm of your novel? Is it fast-paced or slow? How does the sentence structure of your novel affect its pacing? • Are there any words or phrases that are repeated in your novel? What purpose might that repetition serve?
Quick Write: Characters Pick one of the following questions to answer in your writing journal about your independent reading novel. Be sure to add it to the table of contents: • Did the author develop the characters well? Explain. • Is there one character you know more about than any of the others? Who is this character and what kind of person is she/he? How does the author “reveal” the character to you? • Choose any character and explain why they are important to the story.
Quick Write: Characters II Pick a prompt to answer in your writing journal about your novel. Add it to the table of contents: • What types of characters are present in your novel (round, flat, dynamic, static, foil, etc. )? How do you know? • Select a relatively important event in the book and describe why it was a turning point in the character’s life. What was it that the character decided or learned to do? • Do any of your characters seem to be stereotypes? If so, what makes them stereotypical? If not, how has the author avoided stereotyping in his or her characters?
Quick Write: Mood and Imagery Pick a prompt to answer in your writing journal about your novel. Add it to the table of contents: • Is there a certain image that left a strong impression on you in the book? What made this image memorable, and what do you think its purpose was in the novel? • How does the author use words to achieve a certain mood? Give examples. • Does the story create a certain mood or feeling? What is the mood? How is it created? Is it consistent throughout the novel or does it change?
Quick Write: Conflict Pick a prompt to answer in your writing journal about your novel. Add it to the table of contents: • What incident, problem, conflict, or situation does the author use to get the story started? • Describe a conflict and identify it as either internal or external. Tell why you chose that label. • How does the conflict in your novel get resolved? What theme might the author convey through the resolution of conflict?
Literary Terms • Static – a character who remains the same and does not grow or learn in any major way • Dynamic – a character who undergoes a major change in personality or beliefs, especially one whose change reveals theme of a text • Flat - a character who is defined by only a few traits and is not fully developed • Round - a well-developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits • Stereotype - a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person; also called a stock character • Indirect characterization - revealing a character’s traits through the actions, speech, or appearance of a character • Direct characterization - revealing a character’s traits through descriptive adjectives or phrases
Literary Terms • Tone – the author’s attitude about his or her subject matter • Mood – the atmosphere or intended emotional effect a text has on the reader • Imagery – descriptive language that appeals to any of the five senses
Literary Terms • Conflict – a problem or clash within the story • Man vs. Man – external physical or psychological conflict between two different characters, usually the protagonist and the antagonist • Man vs. Society – external conflict between a character and the social structure in which he or she lives • Man vs. Self – internal conflict in which a character struggles with his or her own emotions, thoughts, logic, or morality • Man vs. Nature – external conflict between a character and a natural force such as wild animals, disease, or natural disasters
Sentence Combining: Complex sentences Combine the following six simple sentences into three complex sentences using any of the following subordinating conjunctions: while, since, because, although, though. • The setting of “A Rose for Emily” is a small Southern town. • The story’s point of view is first person. • It can be helpful to consider the sociopolitical context of a novel. • Many authors use fiction to comment on the real world around them. • The protagonist is sometimes called the “good guy”. • The protagonist could be an antihero.
Sentence Combining: Compound Sentences Combine the following six simple sentences into two compound sentence and one sentence with a compound verb. Use any of the seven coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS). • Many authors use dialect to reveal characterization. • Dialect can also be a celebration of a specific culture’s way of speaking. • The change a dynamic character experiences can help the author express theme. • A static character may represent people who fail to learn. • A flat character could serve a small purpose in the novel. • It could be a character who just isn’t well-written.
Sentence Corrections Read the following sentences carefully. Rewrite the sentence with any corrections necessary. If the sentence is already correct, write “no change needed. ” • Conflict drives the plot, and allows the author to comment on real-world issues. • While it is also known as internal conflict man vs. self is the most common name for conflict inside a character’s mind. • Dystopian novels often include man vs. society conflict, because many young adult readers are becoming aware of societal issues. • Conflict provides character motivation and a way to approach theme.
Literary Terms: Rhyme • Rhyme Scheme – The pattern of rhyming words found in a poem. • Slant rhyme (aka half rhyme) – Only the final consonant sounds of the words are the same, but the initial consonants and vowel sounds are different. • End Rhyme – The last syllables within a verse are the same. • Internal Rhyme – rhyme within the same line
Literary Terms • Stanza - A single, related chunk of lines in poetry. It refers to one group of lines in a poem. The most basic kind of stanza is usually 4 lines per group. • Irregular capitalization – capitalizing words that would not normally be capitalized to add emphasis • Symbolism - The use of an object to stand for a dissimilar idea or concept; Using one thing to represent something unrelated • Allusion – a (usually brief and indirect) reference to something famous or well-known – – Biblical Mythical Historical Literary
Literary Terms: Sound Devices • Onomatopoeia – words that mimic the sound they are describing • Alliteration – the repetition of initial sounds Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. • Assonance – the repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity The rain in spain falls mainly on the plains. • Consonance – the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity Some mammals are clammy.
Literary Terms • Parallelism – the repeated use of similar sentence structure to make connections between ideas • Cataloging – creating long lists for poetic or rhetorical effect
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