Book Report Questions

Directions: You must read a book that is appropriate of your grade level and has at least 200 pages that you have never read before and complete a book report on it. Identify or answer the necessary information from the following questions.
1. Your name, class period, and date.
2. Title of the book and number of pages.
3. Author
4. Identify the theme of the book and explain how the author supports this particular message.
5. Identify the main characters, give a brief description of each and identify whether they are the protagonist, antagonist, foil, static or dynamic character. Explain how they receive this title.
6. Describe the setting of the story.
7. Identify five examples of figurative language from a fiction story (e.g. metaphor, symbol, ironic statement, foreshadowing, etc.) or five examples of objective writing (facts) and subjective writing (opinions) from a nonfiction text.
8. Give a brief summary of the beginning of the story.
9. Give a brief summary of the middle of the story.
10. Give a brief summary of the ending of the story.
11. My favorite part of the story was. . .
12. My favorite character was _____ because. . .
13. Write four memorable quotes from the story (be sure to include page numbers).
14. I do/do not recommend this story because. . .
15. Draw a picture to illustrate a favorite part. Write one sentence to explain the picture.

Speech Options (Due June 1st)

Directions: Choose one of the following prompts on which to write and deliver a five minute speech in front of the class.

1. Choose a skill that you have mastered and give a Demonstrative (how to) speech, explaining the process of completing the skill. (for example, you may wish to speak about how to properly train and participate in a specific dance or how to build a computer, etc.)
2. Choose an experience from your life where you learned something that is valuable to you in some way and give a narrative speech, explaining the experience and what you have gained from it. (for example, you may wish to speak about a vacation that you took with your family and what you learned about the place to which you traveled or a time that you injured yourself and learned what you should avoid in the future, etc.)
3. Research a famous person, event, or topic and give an informative speech, explaining the topic and the importance for people to be aware of this information. (for example, you may wish to speak about the history of the Lakers or how people managed to survive through the great depression, etc.)
4. Research a controversial issue and give a persuasive speech, explaining the topic and clarifying your position and explaining why others should adopt your position. (for example, you may wish to speak about your thoughts on illegal immigration or how America should conduct the war on terror, etc.)

Homework or the Week of May 24th-May 28th

DUE TUESDAY
--Read "The Waking" p. 986
DUE WEDNESDAY
--Read "Tanka" p. 988
DUE THURSDAY
--Read "Haiku" p. 989
DUE FRIDAY
--Read "Sonnet 18" p. 990
--Review and Assess p. 991

*Book Reports Due June 1st
**Speeches Begin June 1st

Make Up Work (Due Friday, May 28th)

You may make up any missing or "0" score assignments so long as it is submitted to me by Friday, May 28th. I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY LATE OR MAKE UP WORK AFTER THIS DATE.