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1 March/April Six-Word Independent Book Analysis & Creative Project r Read the assignment sheet and ask questions about anything you don t understand. r Some examples: Hugs prove stronger than magic twigs. The Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling Do not leave your children unattended. Lord of the Flies by William Golding Q follows clues to mysterious Margo. Paper Towns by John Green Enlightenment from sharing lifeboat with tiger. Life of Pi by Yann Martel Finger cuts, faithful friends, father found? Turtles All the Way Down by John Green r Choose a great book at your level, tell Amber (on Thursday, March 22) and your parents your title and plan to read it every week. Please finish your book by Friday, April 13th. r As you read, have Post-its handy and/ or mark pages with character descriptions and important passages to the meaning of the story. You ll use them for planning FCAs 1-3. r As you re reading, start plotting your summary on the planning sheet. Don t give away the ending! r Begin planning your paragraphs 1-3 on the attached planning sheet. You ll hand this in completed as part of your grade. r Make sure to incorporate at least 4 passages (the author s words) on your planning sheets. You ll choose two passages for FCA 2 and two passages in FCA 3 to add details and evidence about your novel. r Read your rough draft to yourself in a one-foot voice and make any changes you catch. Share your draft with peer-editing partners on Tuesday, April 17th. r Work on your creative project for no more than 20 minutes. Keep it simple and find an authentic connection to your book to share with classmates. Drawings, maps, artifacts, and food often work well for a short presentation. Plan on sharing with 3-4 people. r Finally, put it all together in your final draft and have it ready a day early. Make sure to bring your final draft, assignment sheet, rough draft, planning sheets, and creative project to class on Friday, April 20th.

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3 Name Hour: In-class reading/workday: Tuesday, April 10 th Month(s): March/April Peer Edit: Tuesday, April 17th Due date: Friday, April 20th Six-Word Independent Book Analysis & Creative Project Title of book: Show Amber your book title on Thursday, March 22nd Author of book: Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once asked to write a story in six words. His response: For sale: baby shoes, never worn. Inspired by the poignancy and brevity of this tale, take on a similar challenge and write a six-word independent book analysis. FCAs 1. INTRODUCING & SUMMARIZING THE NOVEL 2. CHARACTER ANALYSIS 3. ANALYZING THE TEXT W/ OPINION Your independent book analysis must be six words long. You may choose to type (12-point font) or neatly handwrite your final draft. Hand in: this assignment sheet, your final draft, your completed planning sheets, and your peer edited rough draft. / 25 Project Criteria Your creative project is just that creative! You ve read your book and are now responsible for making a quality book project that creatively demonstrates what your book was about. You may focus on a key character, setting, or scene in the book. à Description of Creative Project & Connection to book: / 10 Completed planning sheets for your novel for FCAs 1-3 / 20

4 Correct Type 4 format (look below). Type 4 / 1 Name FCAs 1. Plot summary 2. Character 3. Analysis of text/opinion Six-word essay goes right here. Book Title by Author s name q q Final Draft Quality! Essay is edited: Read aloud in a one-foot voice, incorporated peer/parent/ &/or Amber s feedback & handed in with no grammar or spelling errors. / 2 Review is written in 1 st or 3 rd person. Did not use you, your, you re, you ll when referring to the reader. Used I or my or the reader. /1 q This assignment sheet! /1 Total Project: / 60 Points % [Corrected + = / 60 %] ESSAY PLANNING FCA 1 Planning Story Arc Or Beginning Middle End

5 FCA 2 Planning Character name: 3 +internal details 3 + external details Passage 1/Character description from text: Page & Quotation Passage 2/Character description from text: Page & Quotation FCA 3 Planning Circle one below: Central conflict within the text Theme of the text Character transformation within the text Moral lesson within the text Topic sentence: Specific Example #1: Specific Example #2:

6 Specific Example #3: Passage 1 to support topic sentence: Page & Quotation Passage 2 to support topic sentence: Page & Quotation

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