Name_______________________________________________________Date_________________Class Period_________ Book Title________________________________________________________Author______________________________ Book Crique What is your overall evaluaon of this book? _________Excellent_________Very Good_________Good_________Fair_________Poor_________ Why do you think you, or we as a class, read this book? How would you rate this book on the following qualies? Acon ________Excellent_______Very Good________Good_______Fair_______Poor_______ Interest ________Excellent_______Very Good________Good_______Fair_______Poor_______ Originality ________Excellent_______Very Good________Good_______Fair_______Poor_______ Character ________Excellent_______Very Good________Good_______Fair_______Poor____ Development Tell more about one of those qualies above. Why do you feel this way? Describe a part of this book you idenfied with, or tell how this book relates to your life. What are the strengths of this book? What are the weaknesses of this book? Copyright 2011 by Chad Manis, DailyTeachingTools.com. Name_______________________________________________________Date_________________Class Period_________ Name___________________________________________________Date______________________Class Period________ Story/Book Title__________________________________________Author_______________________________________ Character Analysis Direcons: Fill in columns 2 and 3 with the informaon requested on your character,_____________________________ Character’s Aributes Example or Quotaon What the Example or Quotaon Reveals about Your Character Character’s Appearance Character’s Words Character’s Thoughts Character’s Acons What other Characters Say or Feel about this Character Copyright 2011 by Chad Manis, DailyTeachingTools.com. Name___________________________________________________Date______________________Class Period________ Story/Book Title__________________________________________Author_______________________________________ Character Examinaon Direcons: Fill in the required informaon in each secon below as indicated. Be as specific as you can in each secon. Add Your Own Category Here Feels about Himself/Herself Acts Character’s Name Others’ A!tudes Says Looks Saddest/Funniest Quotes: Addional Notes and Thoughts: Copyright 2011 by Chad Manis, DailyTeachingTools.com. Name___________________________________________________Date______________________Class Period________ Copyright 2011 by Chad Manis, DailyTeachingTools.com. Name___________________________________________________Date______________________Class Period________ Story/Book Title__________________________________________Author_______________________________________ Mood and Tone Direc ons: Mood is what the reader feels about the story, and tone is what the author feels about the story. Provide examples of mood and tone in the appropriate areas below. Mood Title Tone Copyright 2011 by Chad Manis, DailyTeachingTools.com. Name___________________________________________________Date______________________Class Period________ Story/Book Title__________________________________________Author_______________________________________ Plot and Conflict Analysis Direcons: The plot is the sequence of events in a story, and the conflict is the problem that the characters struggle with. Fill in the boxes below with the required informa'on. 1. Did you feel like you were part of the story? Yes _____No_____ Explain your answer. 2. Were you able to predict the ending? Yes _____No_____ Explain your answer. 3. What was your favorite part of the story? Explain your answer. 4. What type of conflict(s) did the author create? (Check one or more) Character vs. Nature_____Character vs. Self_____Character vs. Society_____Character vs. Character_____ 5. What was the most important conflict in the story? 6. What was the main character (the protagonist) trying to accomplish? 7. How was the main conflict resolved? Copyright 2011 by Chad Manis, DailyTeachingTools.com. Name___________________________________________________Date______________________Class Period________ Story/Book Title__________________________________________Author_______________________________________ Story Map 1 Direcons: Fill in the required informaon in each secon below as indicated. Be as specific as you can in each secon. Seng Characters: Problem/Conflict: Plot (number individual events in the order they occurred): Resoluon: Copyright 2011 by Chad Manis, DailyTeachingTools.com. Name___________________________________________________Date______________________Class Period________ Story/Book Title__________________________________________Author_______________________________________ Story Stems Direc ons: Fill in the required informaon in each secon below as indicated. Be as specific as you can in each secon. This story is about___________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ (name the characters and the main conflict) This story takes place_____________________________________________________________ (where and when) The ac on begins when____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Then, __________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Next, __________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ A#er that, ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ The story ends when______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ The author’s theme is ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Copyright 2011 by Chad Manis, DailyTeachingTools.com.
