Wednesday, February 29, 2012

SUMMARY and POINT OF VIEW

Due Date/Time: Thursday, March 1st  at 11:59pm

1.  Type your FIRST NAME and LAST INITIAL. 

2.  Provide me with some basic citation information about the novel you have chosen to read.  INCORRECT CAPITALZATION and PUNCTUATION will result in a C!!!
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

3. Write a brief summary about the section of the book you read this week. Be sure to include a topic sentence and the most important details.

4. Identify what point of view the book is written in in a complete sentence.  YOU MUST CITE TEXT to support the point of view.

FIRST PERSON:  The narrator is the main character in the story.  He or she uses the I, ME, or MY pronouns in his thoughts and feelings.

THIRD PERSON:  The narrator is the author or an unnamed observer.  The main character’s thoughts and feelings are  revealed with HE or SHE pronouns.

5. Once you have posted your comment, go back and read through your classmate’s comments about the books they have been reading and comment on one of their posts with a question or specific comment. You must read your classmate’s entries and make a meaningful comment on their work in order to receive an A.