PAP Outside Novel Project - Georgetown ISD



PAP Sophomore Outside Novel Project

DUE DATE ____________________________________

This is an INVOLVED project. Please give yourself enough time to complete ALL portions of the assignment.

You will choose ANY of the selections from the list of the most commonly referenced tests on the AP test. It can be found at . This list includes plays, poems, and novels. You will need to research the titles to see if one of the works interests you.

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WARNING: Many of the themes, scenes, and language of the novels listed are of an adult nature. The listed novels are only SUGGESTIONS from “best novels” lists. Please be sure that your parents preview and approve of your novel before you begin reading it. Reviews can be found online.

NOVEL NOTEBOOK INSTRUCTIONS

Purchase a folder with brads. All assignments must be attached inside the folder. All assignments must be typed. You may choose font (must be easy to read)/color/spacing as long as the font size ranges between 9 and 14.

Part One

Front cover: Create a design including the title of the novel as well as the author’s name. DO NOT copy the cover of the book. Think about the overall theme/tone/mood of the novel. Try to use graphics/colors representative of the novel. Be original. You may draw your own or use magazine clippings, computer graphics, etc. Aesthetic value is of paramount importance for this portion.

Inside front: Story summary—This is NOT a teaser. Include a beginning, middle, and end. The summary of the entire novel should be no longer than one or two pages typed. Be sure it identifies the following: characters, setting, initiating event, climax, consequence, and resolution.

Inside rear: Literary criticism: Discuss a THEME or THEMES in the novel. A theme is a general statement about life exemplified by the novel. Remember a theme is not a topic (i.e.: Love is not a theme; however, “a mother loves unconditionally” IS a theme.) DO NOT say “the author uses theme very well…” You are NOT judging. You are showing how the author expresses the lesson(s) illustrated in the novel. Do not use second person.

Rear cover: Draw, create, or find a picture that symbolizes the entire novel. Attempt to think “outside the box.” What do you think symbolizes the novel? Write a half page description explaining HOW the object you chose was symbolic. Remember, a symbol is a picture that represents a larger thought, idea, etc.

Part Two

Answer each of the following questions. Your answer should take approximately a half a page for each.

1. Give your FIRST impression of one of the main characters. What about the character caused you to feel this way? Did your impression change as the story continued? What caused the change? In what ways directly/indirectly does the author describe the character?

2. What is the significance of the title? Could the title have more than one meaning? If you could have titled the book, what title would you have given it? Why? What did you predict about the novel based on reading the title?

3. Choose a quote from the novel. Remember, no one has to SAY it for it to be a quote; it’s anything you copy word for word from the book. Be sure to include the page number. Indicate the significance of the quote as it relates to the novel. Cite the quote in MLA format.

Part Three

Vocabulary

Choose twenty words from the novel which you do not know the definition or one for which you think the definition may not be commonly known. Write the sentence from the book where the word appears. Be sure to cite it appropriately. If the sentence is inordinately long, include enough of the sentence to understand the context of the word, replacing the remainder of the sentence with ellipsis points. Next, write the definition and the part of speech of the word as it is used in the sentence from the novel. The dictionary definition may give a different part of speech. Be sure to write the part of the speech as the word is used in your sentence! If there is more than one dictionary definition, use the one that applies to the word’s use in the novel.

Part Four

Journal Activities

1. Write a PERSONAL NARRATIVE inspired by the novel. This can either be a true story or fiction. Remember, a personal narrative is written in the first person. It MUST include a climax and resolution. (It may be helpful to think about significant events in your life or a time when you learned a lesson similar to a character in the novel.)

2. AND: Choose ONE of the following:

• Recreate a scene from the point of view of one the character OTHER than the narrator.

• Choose a significant scene from the story and retell it through the “eyes” of an inanimate object (table, couch, etc.).

• Write a page from the diary of one of the characters.

• Create a scene which would have occurred between the characters BEFORE the novel started OR after the novel ended.

Part Five

Literary elements

Choose TEN literary terms from the list provided. Try to choose at least five terms that are NEW to you (i.e. stay away from only using terms like simile, metaphor, etc.).

Give the definition of the term and show an example of its use in your novel.

(Be as specific as possible. If appropriate, give a direct quote and page number.) Be sure to indicate why you chose the portion of the novel to exemplify the term.

**Try to indicate WHY the author chose to use this method for telling his/her story. See example below.**

Polysyndeton is sentence which uses multiple conjunctions and no commas to separate items in a series.

Ex: “We had filed the papers and talked to the judge and listened to the verdict, and held one another sobbing” (92).

The author’s use of polysyndeton emphasizes the enormity of what happened that day, and it builds to the climactic end of the sentence.

Name:__________________________________________________ Class period:______________

GRADE SHEET

This should be the first page in your folder.

Each portion will be graded based on completion of the assignment, understanding of the novel, aesthetic value, creativity, and conventions. 5 points per mistake will be subtracted from your final grade if you neglect to do any of the following: if you do not include this grade sheet, if the project is not typed, if you do not submit the project in a braded folder, and if you do not complete the works cited entry at the bottom of this grade sheet.

Folder

_____Front cover (5 points)

_____Summary (5 points)

_____Literary criticism (10 points)

_____Back cover (5 points)

Sponge Activities

_____Impression of character (10 points)

_____Significance of title (10 points)

_____Memorable passage (10 points)

Vocabulary

_____Word, definition, part of speech (10 points)

_____Sentence from the book (5 points)

_____Journal Activity (10 points each)

_____Literary Elements (10 points)

____Overall score

Write an appropriate works cited entry for your novel:

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***All projects are expected to be submitted at the BEGINNING of class on the due date. If you are absent, have someone bring your project to school for you. IF you cannot, a parent should contact your instructor to indicate why the project could not be submitted. Projects submitted on the due date after the beginning of the class period will result in a 10 point deduction. Projects submitted the following calendar day will receive a 10 point deduction. No projects will be accepted the next class day***

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