Mid+Term+Assignment

Directions: You are to create three well-crafted and polished journal entries in response to this novel; each should be a minimum of 200 words, typed and double-spaced. You must write a journal entry for #1, but may choose three other different entries based on the list provided. Each journal entry must include at least one quote from the novel. (Note: a quote can be any passage from the novel that is of significance- not just dialogue between two characters.) The journal entries must cover the entire book; they should be spread evenly in relation to the beginning, middle and end of the novel. They should also reflect a variety of the choices listed below.

1.Fully examine and explain a particular piece of the writer’s craft; you may want to consider any one of the following and explain how it underscores one of the motifs or themes of the book: metaphor, foreshadowing, symbolism, characterization, structure, hyperbole, imagery, diction, voice, etc.

2. Create a piece of writing that describes and explains a personal reaction to a character, place or event in the text.

3. Write a fictional letter to one or more of the characters or create a letter written from one character in the novel to another that expresses some unspoken feelings or thoughts.

4. React, respond and explicate a “five star quote” of your choice. A “five star quote” is a quote that “jumps off the page” at you for any number of reasons. It may be aphoristic, profound, humorous, universal, or any reason you choose. For clarity, you must include the entire quote somewhere in the entry.

5. Create an original piece of writing that is inspired by the novel; it may be a poem, short story, short drama or section of dialogue, advertisement, review, etc.

6. Choose a pivotal point in the novel’s plot and rewrite the outcome of a particular event as well as the characters’ motivations, actions and reactions. It is important to focus on one small section; keep it focused and detailed. (As an addendum, you may want to provide an explanation of how it would affect the novel’s direction and/or outcome.)

7. Choose a minimum of four characters from the novel and find fitting song lyrics for each one of them. Scan or type out the song lyrics and annotate the lyrics for writer’s craft as well as an explanation as to why you chose that particular song for the character.

8. Create a “conversation across time” by having one of the characters in the text dialogue with a fictional or nonfiction persona from another time period/century.

9. Make a prediction early in the book. Revisit the prediction after finishing the book. Compare and contrast your prediction with the ending. To what extent was your prediction satisfied and why?

10. Create a short list of enduring understandings (universal themes) that emerge as you read. Use evidence from the book to support your claims about the enduring understandings (universal themes) you take away from the book. How will these understandings shape decisions you will make in the future? How should these understandings shape our society?