Novel Study
Assignment Due
date: April 26th
Here is a list of assignments for you to choose from. This
assignment is worth 50 marks, and you are to choose 20 marks from the written
sections. The remaining 30 marks can be achieved by any of the other
assignments you may wish to complete. Unless otherwise stated, all answers must
be in complete sentences. Your written work will be included in your
newsletter portfolio.
Check it off!
1.
___ title on top line, name and date in the
corners
2.
___ indent each paragraph
3.
___ you have had a peer edit your written work
(include the signature of the person who has edited your work)
4.
___ have you written in the proper style (ex:
letter, journal, summary)
Written Assignments:
1.
Letter to
the author – write a letter to the author that explains your reaction to
the novel. Your letter must be written in correct letter format and include
examples from the novel to support your reactions. /10
2.
What did
you learn? – in a paragraph, explain something that you learned from the
novel. Be sure to use specific examples from the novel in your explanations. /5
3.
Thumbs
Up, Thumbs Down – in the style of a movie review, write a review of the
novel you just read. Conclude the review with your response: was it worthy of a
thumbs up, or did it bomb and deserves a thumbs down? Justify your response!1/10
4.
Journal
– in the perspective of one of the main characters, write a journal that
describes their daily life for seven days (these days do not have to be
consecutive). /10
5.
Ending –
write out a different ending to the story (write 1 to 2 pages). /10
6.
Essay
– write a 4 to 5 paragraph essay describing your reaction to the novel. Include
specific examples to support your opinions. Your essay must include an
introduction, supporting paragraphs and a conclusion. Ensure that you have a
creative topic sentence! Hand in your outline and rough copies with your essay.
/15
Fun Assignments:
1.
Interview
a Character – compose 6 to 8 questions to ask the main character from your
novel. Include responses from the character to demonstrate that you read the
book. /10
2.
Glossary
– find a minimum of ten new words that you did not know prior to reading this
book. Include a definition of each one, write out the sentence that it is in in
the book, and write a sentence or two to show that you know what the word
means. /10
3.
In the
News! – create the front page of
a newspaper that tells about the events and characters in the novel. Include a
weather forecast, some catchy headlines, a cartoon and a photo (note: the photo
must not take over the entire page; it should be used only to add to what’s
written in your newspaper). Make sure that everything that is on your newspaper
is somehow related to the book. /10
4.
Comic
Strip – create a comic strip for the novel or a part of the novel. The
commix must have comic-style illustration and dialogue bubbles. /10
5.
Picture
Book – after reading the novel, create a picture book version of the novel
that would make younger children want to read it. /10
6. Character Trait Chart – make a chart with 3 columns. Each column is headed with the name of one of the book’s characters. In each column, write a minimum of 5 character traits with specific support from the novel that supports the traits. /5
7. Sculpture
of a Character – use whatever you would like to create a sculpture of a
main character from your novel. You may want to use soap, wood, clay, sticks,
wire or old toy pieces to make this. Your choice!
8.
Travel
Brochure – design a travel brochure that describes the setting in the
novel. Include illustrations and written descriptions that portray the setting
and everything that surrounds it. /10
9.
Point of
View – change up the story by describing the novel from the point of view
of another character in the novel. /10
10. Conflicts – list 3 conflicts from the
story and state how they were solved. Make up different solutions to these
conflicts and describe how the new solutions would change the outcome of the
novel. /5
11. New Character – draw a new character
that you think should be added to the novel. Write a paragraph or two
explaining why you would add the character and how the novel would change with
the addition. /5
12. Spend a day with a character – if you were to spend the day with one character, who would it be and why? What would you do? Write a description of the events that might occur during the day and include any dialogues you might have. /5
