Novel+Study



Novel Study

Your Novel Study will consist of five parts. 1. Selecting and reading a novel. 2. Prereading activities 3. Completing a reading journal in your reading book. 4. Presenting the novel in chart form for display. 5. Preparing a Key Note presentation (extention activity).

1.Selecting and reading a Novel. 1. Visit the library and select a book on your field of interest. 2. You should be able to finish this book in six weeks.

2. Prereading Activities 1. Write down your ideas (5 – 10) of what you think qualifies a good novel. 2. Select a novel which you have never read before or seen in the form of video or film. Write down the title and the author of the book. 3. Describe the cover of the book in a few sentences. Suggest why the publisher has chosen the illustrations and colours for this book. 4. Read the first chapter only. Write a few paragraphs about what you think is going to happen in this story.

3. Reading Journal. At the end of each chapter or after ten pages if there are no chapters, complete a journal entry as follows: A. Write down the chapter titles of the pages read. B. Reflection - Write a reflection about how you feel about what has happened or what a character has said or done in those pages. (5 Lines) C. Questioning - Create 4 questions for the chapter. Create 1 question for each of the following - Right There - Think and Search - Author and Me - On My Own D. Prediction - Evaluate your previous prediction then write a re-prediction about what you think is going to heppen in the next chapter. E. Connections - Complete a connections chart about the chapter. Include at least two connections (TS,TT & TW). F. Summarising – Create a 50 words summary of the chapter. Include, who, what where, when and why.

4.Chart (Novel Critique Assessment) a. Character Profiles of at least two characters. (10 marks) Detailed information which includes details about personality and appearance. Justifies information. b. Plot Summary (10 marks) Well structured summary of all the main events (10) in the story. c. Conflicts (5 marks) Discuss the main conflict of the novel and describe how it was resolved. d. Connections (5 marks) List and explain 5 Text to world connections that you have made in the text. e. Profile of the Author (5 marks) List at least five interesting facts about the Author. f. Other books by the Author (5 marks) List other books the Author has written. g. Opinion (5 marks) Give your opinion of the book. Chart is creative and clear to read. Appropriate use of colour and illustrations. Layout is very important. I am proud of myself because I completed the novel study on time. I liked using the computer to type up my work. It has made my work neat and tidy. Next time I will try and make my chart more creative. ||< Shanay I am proud of my work because it is colourful and bright so that people will want to read it. I found the questioning part of the chapter journal challenging. Next time I will manage my time so that I don't have to rush to get it finished. || I am proud of myself for managing my time and getting all the tasks completed. I liked how I used bright colours on my chart. I found it challenging to decide on how to display all my work. ||< Chloe I liked doing the entire novel study because it made me understand the novel and made me think deeply about what I was reading. I found managing my time when completing the journal challenging because I wanted to keep reading rather than complete the chapter studies. I think I have learnt to improve how I present my work so that it encourages people want to read it. I am very proud of myself for managing my time and presenting my creatively. I think this is some of the best work that I have done. || I am proud of my novel study because I got it finished on time and it is very colourful. Next time I would like to include pictures on my chart to make it stand out. I think that the novel study has helped me to recognise the main events in a story and how to describe the characters. ||< Samantha I am proud of how the end result of my board turned out because I like how I set it out and the colours I used. The layout is even and balanced. I leant how to write a character profile that is structured well. I liked the challenge of having to complete the assignment in a certain timeframe. || ||< Melissa I am proud of how I worked on the novel study as I managed my time well. Because I finished the journal quickly, I had more time to complete the chart activities and complete them to a high standard. Next time I might try and present my work in more creative ways. || I liked the book that I read because it had an interesting problem. I am looking forward to reading more books in the series. I am proud of the layout of my chart because it very neat and colourful. Next time I will spend more time on structuring the plot summary. ||< Brandon I liked the task of finding out about the author and I learnt different ways to display my work. I found writing a specific character study challenging because skimming through the book to find information took a long time. Next time I would like to include more information in my plot summary. || I am proud of my novel study because it is presented better than my one from last year. I liked creating the layout of my chart. I enjoyed making connections within the text. Next time I would manage my time better so that I didn't have so much to do on the last night. ||< Thom I liked designing the layout of my chart even though it took a lot longer to put together than I thought. Next time I would organise my time better so that I don't have so much to do on the last night. I am proud of the way that it turned out. || I liked planning the layout of my chart. I found attaching the information onto the chart challenging becasue the laminated work didn't stick very well. I enjoyed writing the plot summary and I am proud of how I presented it. ||< James I liked that I competed the journal before the due date even though it though there was a lot of writing involved. I found deciding how to display my work challenging and next time I will try and complete the chart activities earlier so that I have more time to focus on presenting. || I am very proud of my work because I think that the content and the presentation is the best work I have done. I found managing my time challenging because I chose a long novel. Next time I would like to use the guillotine to help cut starught so that I can present my work neatly. ||< Danielle I like my work because in the end all of the colours complement each other and look good. I liked adding the flowers and butterflies on my chart because they relate to the text and it made it look better. Next time I would include more detail in my conflict. || I liked that I finished my journal quickly. I found making connections tricky as my novel was about war and concentration camps. Next time I will make sure I finish my chart earlier so that I can spend more time and effort on presentation. ||< Gemma I found it challenging to make sure that I finished the novel on time. I also found deciding what information to include in the chart activities challenging. I like my opinion because I think that it will persuade people to read the novel. || I like the layout of my chart because the colours are pretty and pink. I really enjoyed the novel that I read. Next time I will manage my time so that I get it finished quicker. ||< Olivia I think that the presentation of my chart is okay because the colours that I chose reflect the story. The story was good but it could have had a more concise ending as it dragged on a bit. I am proud of the content in my chart activities. I think they are completed to a high standard. || || Aidan ||
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 * < Jasmine
 * < Jade
 * < Zac
 * < Ryan
 * < Mike
 * < Kendall
 * < Vlatko
 * < Mackenzie
 * < Brooke
 * Nicky