Teacher InstructionsThank you for downloading our Book Notetaking pages. They are meant for you to use however works for you. You can keep your notes simple or make them more complex.

For example, for characters you might just list simple facts about age, relationship to other characters in the book, etc. Or you may label the protagonist and antagonist. You might at the end of the book make notes about how the character changed throughout the book.

You might find that writing the action for each chapter is too cumbersome given the age of your children. Just don’t print that page.

Additionally, the examples of themes provided are meant for elementary school. If you are using these sheets with an older child, you may encourage them to think deeper about the theme of the book and pick something different than those listed.

Hope you enjoy the books that you read and find these pages valuable!

Randi

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Book Notes

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Title: ____________________________________________________Author: _________________________________________________________________

Year Published: ________________________

Setting (time and place): __________________________________________________________________________

Perspective and narrator:__________________________________________________________________________

Characters

Conflict:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name Description

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Action (Write in each chapter number and a short statement about the action in the chapter.):

Chapter Action

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Resolution: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Theme with explanation (see examples below):

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Friendship Characters show loyalty and trust toward each other.

Courage Character is brave, overcomes a fear, or takes a risk.

Perseverance Character faces difficult times, but never gives up.

Honesty Character learns to tell the truth.

Kindness Character is friendly, generous, and thoughtful toward others.

Responsibility Character follows through with the things he or she is supposed to do even when it is hard.

Cooperation Characters work together to overcome an obstacle or achieve a goal.

Survival Character survives through extremely difficult circumstances.

Terms of UseThank you for your purchase! By purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of Randi Smith and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product.

YOU MAY: * Use items (free and purchased) for your own classroom students, or your own personal

use, including a home classroom.

* Reference this product in blog posts, at seminars, professional development workshops, or other such venues PROVIDED there is both credit given to myself as the author and a link back to my TPT store included in your post/presentation.

* Distribute and make copies of FREE ITEMS ONLY to other teachers PROVIDED there is credit given to Randi Smith and a link back to my TPT store.

YOU MAY NOT:

* Claim this work as your own, alter the files in any way, or remove/attempt to remove the copyright/ watermarks.

* Sell the files or combine them into another unit for sale/free.

* Post this document for sale/free elsewhere on the internet (this includes Google Doc links on blogs).

* Make copies of purchased items to share with others is strictly forbidden and is a violation of the Terms of Use, along with copyright law.

* Obtain this product through any of the channels listed above.

Thank you for abiding by universally accepted codes of professional ethics while using this product.

If you encounter an issue with your file, notice an error, or are in any way experiencing a problem, please contact me and I will be more than happy to help sort it out!

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Descriptive Language

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Words the author uses to help a reader imagine a scene.

Imagery:

Senses ExamplesSightSoundSmell

TasteTouch

“They were extraordinarily beautiful, and there was a strange brightness about them, a sort of luminous quality that made them glow and sparkle in the most wonderful way.” –James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl

creates a picture in the reader’s mind by using words related to the five senses

“He lifted his trumpet and began to play an old song called ‘There’s a Small Hotel’. His tone was beautiful.”–The Trumpet of the Swan, E.B. White

“I must have eaten the remains of thirty lunches. Never have I seen such leavings, and everything well-ripened and seasoned with the passage of time and the heat of the day.” –Charlotte’s Web, E. B. White

“There were many complaints about the awful smell, and Wilbur had to tell the story over and over again, of how the Arable boy had tried to capture Charlotte, and how the smell of the broken egg drove him away just in time.” –Charlotte’s Web, E. B. White

“’I’ve been looking all over for you two!’ he said, brushing sugary crumbs from his windbreaker.” –Amelia Bedelia Sets Sail, Herman Parish

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Figurative Language:

Types Examples

Personification

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Idiom

“Four fluffy feathers on a Fiffer-feffer-feff.” –Dr. Suess’s ABC: Amazing Alphabet Book

descriptive language where words or

“She almost ran back to her room, and the plinkety-plink of the typewriter began at once.”–Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson

“It hit the water with a colossal splash and sank like a stone.” –James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl

“and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting..” –Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

expressions do NOT mean their normal, everyday, literal meaning.

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

DefinitionThe repetition of a sound at

the beginning of words.

Words that name a sound.

Giving human qualities to animals or objects.

A comparison of two things typically using is, are, was, or were.

A comparison of two thingsusing like or as.

An exaggeration.

An expression where the meaning of the words in the expression have little to do

with the meaning of the expression.

“Augustus Gloop!...How long could we allow this beast to gorge and guzzle, feed and feast...” –Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl

“Of course, we won’t always see eye to eye.”–Amelia Bedelia Makes A Splash, Herman Parish

“Gray crayon here. You’re KILLING ME!” –The Day the Crayons Quit, Drew Daywalt

Terms of UseThank you for your purchase! By purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of Randi Smith and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product.

YOU MAY:

* Use items (free and purchased) for your own classroom students, or your own personal use, including a home classroom.

* Reference this product in blog posts, at seminars, professional development workshops, or other such venues PROVIDED there is both credit given to myself as the author and a link back to my TPT store included in your post/presentation.

* Distribute and make copies of FREE ITEMS ONLY to other teachers PROVIDED there is credit given to Randi Smith and a link back to my TPT store.

YOU MAY NOT:

* Claim this work as your own, alter the files in any way, or remove/attempt to remove the copyright/ watermarks.

* Sell the files or combine them into another unit for sale/free.

* Post this document for sale/free elsewhere on the internet (this includes Google Doc links on blogs).

* Make copies of purchased items to share with others is strictly forbidden and is a violation of the Terms of Use, along with copyright law.

* Obtain this product through any of the channels listed above.

Thank you for abiding by universally accepted codes of professional ethics while using this product.

If you encounter an issue with your file, notice an error, or are in any way experiencing a problem, please contact me and I will be more than happy to help sort it out!

Thank you, Randi Smith

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