Crooms Academy Summer 2016 Reading Assignment for English- This assignment and the book selections by course are available electronically on cait.scps.k12.fl.us Name: Title: Author: Point of View (POV) what point of view is the Setting Information both time (year/historical –From –Consider story told? a character in the story; period) and place (geographic location). Quote two passages (First-person narrator, an all-knowing narrator from the book (provide page numbers) that help the reader omniscient third-person narrator, can tell what any character thinks and feels; or a visualize the setting: Use the example below as a guide: limited “Her who sees the world through only one parents had moved her to Cincinnati, to a large house with third-person narrator, character’s eyes and only reveals that character’s thoughts.) beveled glass windows and several porches…” p.282 How does the POV affect the story? Characterization use the author directly states the character’s traits) and direct characterization( indirect –Authors (the character’s appearance, what the character says, what he/she does, how characters react to characterization him/her) to allow the reader to get to know the characters in their stories. Complete the following activity below to show your understanding of the characters in the novel you chose. Character: Choose two Direct Characterization each Indirect Characterization each character, –For –For character, find two examples of direct find two examples of indirect characterization/ major characters: characterization. Copy the passage from Copy the passage from the book and include the the book and include the page number. page number. Choose two minor Marcos’s manners were characters: Example- those of a cannibal!” (53).
Crooms Academy Summer 2016 Reading Assignment for English- This assignment and the book selections by course are available electronically on cait.scps.k12.fl.us Name: Title: Author: Point of View (POV) –From what point of view is the story told? (First-person narrator, a character in the story; omniscient third-person narrator, an all-knowing narrator can tell what any character thinks and feels; or a limited third-person narrator, who sees the world through only one character’s eyes and only reveals that character’s thoughts.) How does the POV affect the story? Setting Information –Consider both time (year/historical period) and place (geographic location). Quote two passages from the book (provide page numbers) that help the reader visualize the setting: Use the example below as a guide: “Her parents had moved her to Cincinnati, to a large house with beveled glass windows and several porches…” p.282 Characterization –Authors use direct characterization( the author directly states the character’s traits) and indirect characterization (the character’s appearance, what the character says, what he/she does, how characters react to him/her) to allow the reader to get to know the characters in their stories. Complete the following activity below to show your understanding of the characters in the novel you chose. Character: Choose two major characters: Choose two minor characters: Direct Characterization –For each character, find two examples of direct characterization. Copy the passage from the book and include the page number. Example- Marcos’s manners were those of a cannibal!” (53). Indirect Characterization –For each character, find two examples of indirect characterization/ Copy the passage from the book and include the page number.