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A Novel StudyA Novel Study

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A Novel Study……A Novel Study……

• 11stst The Book 3 - 8The Book 3 - 8

• 22ndnd Book-Walk 9 - 12Book-Walk 9 - 12

• 33rdrd Chapter SummariesChapter Summaries 13 - 15 13 - 15

• 44thth Readin !otes 1" - 2"Readin !otes 1" - 2"

• 55thth #o$a%ular& 2'#o$a%ular& 2'

• ""thth Stor& Re(le$tion 28 - 29 Stor& Re(le$tion 28 - 29



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11stst The Book The Book

• Title identifes the book

oten suggests something

about the book• “Gentle Ben”

• “The n!"edible #ou"ney”



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The Book The Book ……

• Author$ %e"son o" %eo%le &ho

&"ote the book

may hel% you fnd othe"books you &ill en'oy…((o"&ant to avoid



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• Publisher$ %e"son o" !om%any that

%"inted and dist"ibuted the

book e)am%les$ S!holasti!



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• Genre the kind o book

e)am%les$

adventu"e *The n!"edible #ou"ney+ B"istle ,a!e-

!omedy

!"ime

myste"y

antasy *.a""y /otte"- histo"i!al f!tion *0ea"

anada books-

s!ien!e f!tion


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• Reading Level$ the level o di2!ulty

fnding the "eading level

hel%s you 'udge &hethe"you &ill be able to "ead thebook !omo"tably

e(g( "ead a %age+ i you

have %"oblems &ith e&e"than 3 &o"ds+ you &ill%"obably be fnd

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• /"io" 5no&ledge$ Have you read anything

about this topic or by this

author before?

If so, spend a momentthinking about the topic or

other books.



66ndnd Book78alk Book78alk

• making a prediction about the book

• the to%i!

• the gen"e• the !ha"a!te"s

• the events


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Book78alk…((Book78alk…((

• how to make aprediction look at the !ove"

• %i!tu"e details+ &o"ds+ images

look to see i the !ha%te"shave titles

• look o" !lues in the title &o"ds

"ead the ba!k o the book• look o" !lues about &hat may

ha%%en

9i% th"ough and s!andi:e"ent %a"ts

• look o" ideas;events suggested




• write a prediction &"ite a gene"al statement

about &hat you think may

ha%%en *to%i! senten!e- &"ite th"ee mo"e senten!es

%"oviding details and"easons about &hat mightha%%en

"emembe" a !on!ludingsenten!e




• hint you may &ant to t"y a

va"iety o &ays to list you"

th"ee ideas• ,i"st+ Se!ond+ Thi"d

• ,o" e)am%le+ A se!onde)am%le+ A thi"d e)am%le

• 4ne e)am%le+ A se!ond

e)am%le+ A thi"d e)am%le



<<"d"d ha%te" Summa"ies ha%te" Summa"ies

• summarize the chapterb"ie9y %"esents main %oints

in the !ha%te"

• events• !ha"a!te"s a!tions



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ha%te" Summa"ies…(ha%te" Summa"ies…(

• record notes as read

• write a summary foreach chapter

&"ite a to%i! senten!eb"ie9y stating the !ha%te"=sbig idea

&"ite th"ee mo"e su%%o"tsenten!es %"oviding details

that su%%o"t this big idea&"ite a !on!luding senten!e

"eminding the "eade" aboutthe !ha%te"=s main idea



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ha%te" Summa"ies…(ha%te" Summa"ies…(

• hint do not 'ust list events

you need to state ho& theseevents make a >big idea=

• every ve chapterswrite a summary of them

use the same %"o!ess as o" asingle !ha%te" summa"y



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??thth @eading Notes @eading Notes

• tracking information as you "ead+ you need to take

notes o the lite"a"y elements

you must &"ite gene"al

ino"mation+ the %age numbe"+s%e!if! e)am%le o" uote

• setting

• time %e"iod

• main !ha"a!te"s

• Sto"y message• %lot



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@eading Notes…((@eading Notes…((

• setting &he"e the sto"y takes %la!e

• the main “big” lo!ation

• i(e( o"est+ a to&n+ a %lanet



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• setting take notes on

• lo!ation details;des!"i%tions

• smells+ !olou"s+ te)tu"es+sounds



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• time period &hen the sto"y takes %la!e

!hoose a des!"i%tion &hi!h

best des!"ibes the enti"esto"y

• %ast+ %"esent+ utu"e

• yea"

• season

• time o day



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• time period take notes on

• dates

• &eathe" events• events &e asso!iate &ith a

time e(g( 8o"ld 8a"

• events *%eo%le t"avel to a"s-



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• main characters "ound !ha"a!te"

• >"eal= %e"sonality "evealed

•thoughts+ inte"ests et!"evealed

• g"o&s o" !hanges

9at !ha"a!te"• little %e"sonality

• little "evealed

• usually does not !hange



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• main characters take notes on

• %hysi!al des!"i%tion

•habits• belies

• ea"s

• st"engths *&hat they a"e goodat-

• ho& they s%eak• "elationshi%s &ith othe"s

• &hat they lea"n



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• story message the "eason &hy the autho"

&"ote the book+ to•

ente"tain• tea!h a lesson

• ino"m about a sub'e!t



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• story message take notes on

• &hat ha%%ens to you as you"ead

• laugh

• get "ightened

• lea"n something ne&



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• plot the a!tion+ outline+

develo%ment o the sto"y



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• plot take notes on

• key events to the sto"y *thatdete"mine the ne)t sto"yevents-

• !lima) *usually the %a"t o thebook that you have been&aiting o"

• Note+ you &ill not only "e!o"dthe event+ %age C+ andeviden!e+ you &ill also e)%lain“why” it is im%o"tantD



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33thth Eo!abula"y Eo!abula"y

• !" new di#cult orinteresting words o" ea!h &o"d+

• "e!o"d the &o"d

• "e!o"d the %age numbe"

• Fook the &o"d u% in adi!tiona"y *book o"m-

• &"ite the meaning o the &o"d• in you" o&n &o"ds

• in a &ay that sho&s &hat the&o"ds means

• do not !o%y "om thedi!tiona"y

re$ord



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thth Sto"y @e9e!tion Sto"y @e9e!tion

• re$ect on the story in %ways&1( you" !onne!tions to the book

• 8hat does this book make youthink oH

• in you" o&n lie• in something you have "ead+

vie&ed+ listened to

• @e"ead you" !ha"a!te"des!"i%tions( 0o you !onne!t &ithany o these des!"i%tionsH

• %e"sonality *unny+ shy+ b"ave et!-• ea"s

• inte"ests

• age+ male+ emale

• a%%ea"an!e



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Sto"y @e9e!tion……Sto"y @e9e!tion……

• re$ect on the story'(6( you" o%inion o the book

• like+ dislike

• st"engths+ needs im%"oving

I "emembe"$ o" ea!h"e9e!tion+ &"ite a !lea"ly&"itten %a"ag"a%h &ith a

to%i! senten!e+ at leastth"ee su%%o"t senten!es*eviden!e-+ and a!on!luding senten!e



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