Name____________________________
Major Works Data Sheet
MLA Book Citation:
Biographical information about author:
ie. Tan, Amy. The Bonesetter's Daughter. New York: Putnam, 2001.
Print.
ie. Last Name, First. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, date. Type
of Source.
Genre:
Point of View:
Tone:
Description of Author’s Writing Style:
Plot Summary:
Characteristics of the genre:
Historical info. about the period of publication
(what is happening historically at the time of the
publication—preferably, the first publication):
Characters
Name
Role in story
Characteristics (3-5 adj.)
Quote that reveals
character, page number,
and explanation
Name
Role in story
Characteristics (3-5 adj.)
Quote that reveals
character, page number,
and explanation
Name
Role in story
Characteristics (3-5 adj.)
Quote that reveals
character, page number,
and explanation
Name
Role in story
Characteristics (3-5 adj.)
Quote that reveals
character, page number,
and explanation
Memorable Quotations
Quotation/speaker/page #
Importance
Examples of Literary Techniques
(Imagery, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, irony, foreshadowing, etc.) :
Quotation/speaker/page #
Importance
Setting (time and place)
Mood
The atmosphere or emotional condition created by the piece, within the setting.
Ideas from How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Consider the quest, symbols, Christ figure, flight, water, weather, geography,
violence, seasons, disease, blindness, irony, baptism, aha factor, etc. Select at
least two patterns from How to Read Lit… to discuss
Importance of opening scene
Themes (3) & Explanation
A theme is a universal/main idea behind a novel, or the deeper meaning of the
work; it does NOT include plot details, though details may be discussed in your
analysis.
Importance of closing scene
Personal Comments and Analysis:
MLA List of References (List where you found information for this assignment):
ie. Phillips, Brian and Sekaran, Shanti. SparkNote on The Outsiders. 23 July 2006. Web. 29 April 2010.
ie. Sauder, Diane. MonkeyNotes on The Outsidesr. 1 August 2006. Web. 29 April 2010.