SUMMARY and POINT OF VIEW

Due Date/Time: Thursday, March 1^st  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.

SUMMARY and QUESTIONING

Due Date/Time: Thursday, February 9^th at 11:59pm

1.  Always type your FIRST NAME and LAST INITIAL.  Full names will result in a DELETION of the comment and no better than a C grade.

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 well developed paragraph summarizing the section of the book you read this week. You do not need to provide background information, I only want to read about what you read this week. Be sure to include a topic sentence, details, at least one piece of properly cited evidence from the text, and a concluding sentence.

4. Write one question to the main character (or one of the main characters) of the book. Explain why you want to ask the character this question.

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 by asking "I wonder..." questions; or, if you have read the book, you may make more specific comments. Be specific as to which classmate you are responding to.  You must read your classmate’s entries and make a meaningful comment on their work in order to receive an A.