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1. Title – name of the piece of
literature. Underline or
italicize novels; use
quotations for short stories
and poems.
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2. Author – name of person
who wrote the piece –
capitalize the first and last
name = proper noun.
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3. Illustrator – name of person
who drew the pictures. Check
photo/illustrator credits in the
back of your book. Capitalize
the first and last name =
proper noun.
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4. Major Characters – list all
of the characters that play a
central role in the story.
(Proper noun, so capitalize)
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5. Minor Characters – list at
least one character that is
only part of the story, or
doesn’t play a central role in
the story (proper noun).
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6. Protagonist – list the
hero/heroin of the story (the
good guy).
7. Antagonist – list the bad guy
or oppositional force in the
story (proper noun).
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8. Setting – list the time
(approximate year) and the
place in which the story is
set.
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9. Internal or External conflict –
explain in one sentence or two
about the problem in the story.
Is it internal (a struggle within
the character) or is it external
(a struggle with something
outside the body)?
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10. List the type of conflict –
(person vs. person, person
vs. self, person vs.
environment, person
vs. technology) and
explain it.
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11. Resolution/Denouement
– how does the conflict in
the story get solved?
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12. Point of view – you have four choices:
1st person –a character from the story tells
the story; 2nd person-directions are being
given to another person (pronoun “you” is
used) 3rd person limited – an outside
narrator tells the story, but can only report
what he or she sees or hears
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3rd person omniscient a God like
outside narrator tells the story
and reports what he or she can
hear, see, and also knows what is
going on inside all the character’s
minds. Can hear thoughts and
feelings.
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13. How does the author reveal the
characters? Give specific examples.
A. By what others say about him
B. Dialogue (what the character
says)
C. How the character acts
D. How the character dresses.
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14. Genre:
Nonfiction, Fiction,
Short Story, Poetry,
etc.
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15. Author’s Purpose – to
inform, express, entertain, or
persuade
16. Fact – list one fact that can
be proven from the story.
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17. Opinion – create an
opinion from what you have
read (not “I liked the story,
or I didn’t like the story.)