11R
Summer Reading
Packet
Name___________________________________________________________Period__________
Summer Reading Packet
Title:
Author:
Who is the narrator? __________________________________________
Characters
Name of
Character
Jacob
Jankowski
Marlena
August
Uncle Al
Character Traits (describe character)
Name of
Character
Kinko/Walter
Camel
Rosie
Rosemary
Blackie
Character Traits (describe character)
Conflict
Type of
Conflict
Internal or External
Who or what is involved in the conflict?
Theme
The theme is the central idea or insight into life revealed through the literary work. The theme is not a
summary of the plot. It is a generalization about people or about life that is communicated to the reader
through the literary work. Novels often have more than one theme.
The theme must:
A. be specific
B. provide unity to the story
C. be universal
Theme
Independence and
Self-worth
Love and Morality
Greed
Examples from text
Symbols
Symbol
Jacob’s Walker
Train
Bull Hook
Gold Watch
Meaning
Initial Action
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution