KLM

Identify the problem in the story.

Explain an idea you are growing about a character in the story.

Find parts that support your

idea.

Explain how the character’s feelings change across the story.

Retell the story (so far) or retell the whole book when you finish.

Find a tricky word and explain how you figured out the meaning (or the strategies you tried).

Talk about how the problem was resolved (the solution).

Identify a trait of a minor character in the book.

Think about what the character learned in the story.

NOPQ

Identify more than one trait of a character in the book.

How do the character’s traits change across the story?

Identify more than one problem in the story. Figure out which problem is the major problem.

Explain your theories (big ideas) about a character in the book.

Find parts of the text that support your ideas.

Figure out what your character really wants. Think about what is getting in the way for him/her.

Find parts of the text that support your ideas.

Think about what this book might be trying to teach the reader.

“Sometimes in life…”

Summarize your book at the end, including the most important parts.

RST

Discuss a confusing part or chapter.

Describe the role of the setting in the story.

- the importance of setting

- the mood setting creates

Discuss the theme(s) of the story.

Identify/show parts that support your idea.

Discuss the problems in the story and how the characters respond to them.

Explain your theories about a character (more than one idea you are having).

Find parts that support your ideas.

Discuss your ideas/theories about the minor characters in the story.

Think about the relationships between the minor characters and the main character (how each treats the others).

- positive? - negative?

- complicated?

Support your ideas with examples from the text.

UVW

Discuss the narrator and how the point of view affects the story.

Describe the role of the setting in the story.

- the importance of setting

- the mood setting creates

Identify some of the techniques that the author uses in the story and why they might be used.

Discuss repeating images or objects in the story. What might they be symbols for?

Consider issues in your book and how characters face them. Discuss your ideas on how these issues are portrayed.

Discuss the themes of the story.

Identify/show parts that support your idea.

Discuss your theories about the characters (main or minor) in the story.

Find parts of the text that support your ideas.

Think about the relationships between the minor characters and the main character (the lessons they help each other learn).

XYZ

Consider the point of view of all the characters you meet.

What do their point of views make you think about the story’s bigger issues/themes?

Identify some of the techniques that the author uses in the story and why they might be used.

Discuss important images or objects in the story. What might they be symbols for?

Be vigilant! Symbols might not be repeated to show they’re important.

Discuss your theories about the characters (main and minor) and their relationships in the story.

Find parts of the text that support your ideas.

Consider complex aspects of the story.

Figurative language! Hidden meanings of words!

What is the author trying to express about big issues?

Talk back to the author’s point of view! Politics! History! Ethics!

Discuss the themes of the story and what the text might be saying about the world.

Identify/Show parts that support your idea.

Describe the role of the setting in the story.

- the importance of the setting

- the mood the setting creates

- the symbolism fo the setting