You Must Be Sure That Your Report Is Clear and Easy to Read. to Do This Easily, Please

Second Report Name: ______Due: Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 _____/20

Report Format: (1 mark)

You must be sure that your report is clear and easy to read. To do this easily, please download this document, erase the questions and then proceed to fill in the answers. Access this document at the Merivale Wikispace under English Department and Stratton.

Characters: (6 marks)

1. Create your own copy of the chart below. You may choose to copy and paste a copy of this chart by following the directions at the top of this page. Find and prove two character traits belonging to the antagonist.

Name and briefly describe the antagonist (one to two sentences): ______(Please type.)

Trait Proof for Trait Proof for Trait Proof for Trait Quotation 1 (include p.#) Quotation 2 (include p.#) Quotation 3 (include p.#) 1. 2.

2. In a second chart, name and describe a secondary character in the novel.

Name and briefly describe another secondary character (one to two sentences): ______Please type.

Trait Proof for Trait Proof for Trait Quotation or Paraphrase 1 (include Quotation or Paraphrase 2 (include p.#) p.#) 1. (One more reminder: please type.) 2. Plot and Conflict (5 marks) 1. Describe the main conflict developed in the novel. Name the type of conflict (ie. person vs. person, person vs. society, etc.) and describe the nature of the conflict briefly. (This answer should be typed in the chart below. In fact, most of the questions in this report are to be completed in a chart.)

2. Choose three specific moments in the novel that raise tension around this main conflict. You may choose to copy quotes or to paraphrase (summarize) specific moments in your own words. Remember to include page numbers for both quotes and paraphrases.

3. Explain the significance of each specific moment to the conflict; describe how each specific moment helps to raise tension in the novel or create a climax.

Type of Conflict and Brief Description of the Conflict: ______

Quotation or Paraphrase and Page # Explanation of Significance 1. 2. 3.

Setting (5 marks)

1. Write a very short description of one important setting covered in your novel thus far. Please refer to class notes on setting.

2. Choose two specific moments in your novel that describe this setting. You may choose to copy quotes or to paraphrase (summarize) specific moments in your own words. Remember to include page numbers for both quotes and paraphrases.

3. Describe the context of each quote or paraphrase. Briefly describe what was happening in the novel when this quote or paraphrase occurs. You must answer, in a sentence or two, a few who, what, where and when questions. 4. Explain the significance of this setting to the novel. To do this correctly, you must think deeply about why the author choose to include descriptions of this particular setting. Please refer to class note “Significance of Setting.”

General Description of Setting: ______Paraphrase or Quotation Context of the Quote or Explanation of Significance and Page # Paraphrase

Style (3 marks)

1. Style: What is the narrative technique? Is the narrator a first or third person narrator? Is the narrator a major character or not? Comment on how the story is told (is there flashback, use of letters or diaries for example?) Are there specific images or symbols that already seem significant?

2. What is the author’s main tone in the novel so far? Find a quote that reveals this tone. Finally, clearly explain how this quote reveals the emotion or attitude of the author. Be sure to refer to your notes on tone.

Theme (5 marks)

Suggest a possible theme for your novel and prove it using specific moments from the storyline. It is very important that you:

1. Create an appropriate theme statement for your novel. You must be sure to follow all of the rules for theme outlined in the photocopies handed out in class. As well, please refer to class note.

2. Prove your theme with five specific moments from the novel. You may choose to copy quotes or to paraphrase (summarize) specific moments in your own words.

3. Describe the context of each quote or paraphrase. You must answer, in a sentence or two, a few who, what, where and when questions. Briefly describe what was happening in the novel when this quote or paraphrase occurs. 4. This time, you must also explain how each of these specific moments contributes to proving your theme. In this explanation, you must create a clear link between this specific moment and the theme statement.

Theme statement:______

Proof: Quotation or Context of the Quote or Explanation of Significance Paraphrase and Page # Paraphrase

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Works Cited Page: (1 mark)

1. On a page by itself, create a formal Works Cited page. Since this is not a research project, the only source you will need is your novel. You must refer to the Merivale Style Guide to format this page properly. Follow these instructions to access the Merivale Style Guide or pick one up at the library for $.75.

Accessing the Merivale Style Guide Go to http://www.merivalehs.ocdsb.ca/. Click on Resources in the top bar, and choose the MHS Style Guide. See pages 21-22 of the guide for a sample Works Cited page.