Fiction Reading Fair

DUE Feb. 8

All Fiction Projects Must Contain: 1. Title & Author 2. Characters & Characterization 3. Plot Line 4. Summary (paragraph form) 5. Point of View 6. Conflict 7. Theme and Connection to Another Text 8. Literary Devices 9. Genre10. Text Structure

C A C S & C A C IZ O

1. Describe characters as either round/flat or static/dynamic.

2. Describe the characters: Describe the protagonist and the main antagonist(s).

What personality traits did they have? How the looks physically and how they think and act.

Answer in a short paragraph.

Plot LineList all the events that occurred in the storyon a plot line.1. Setting2. Characters3. Inciting Incident4. Rising Action5. Climax6. Falling Action7. Resolution

SummaryIn three paragraphs, describe the major

details of the story. This summary should follow the B-M-E model and include important events from the beginning (first paragraph), middle (second paragraph), , and end (third paragraph).

Point of View▪ Discuss and identify the narrator of the

story. Who was the narrator? Was it a first, second, or third person narrator?

Answer in a short paragraph.

CONFLICTWhat is the conflict(s) within the story?

Internal or external? Explain.

1. Character vs. character2. Character vs. self3. Character vs. machine4. Character vs. nature5. Character vs. society

Answer in a short paragraph.

Theme1. What central idea or lesson about life did

the story convey to the reader?

2. What other text have you read that compares to this book’s theme?

Answer in a short paragraph.

Lit y De sGive at least TWO examples of literarydevices used in the book. Types of devices include:

simile alliterationmetaphor allusionpersonification paradoxonomatopoeia parallelismhyperbole punimagery ironysymbolism

GenreYour book should be in the genre of fiction.

Identify the subgenre that your book fits into.

Fiction Subgenres: ● realistic fiction, science fiction, historical

fiction, fantasy, or mystery

Text StructureHow was this book organized?

● Compare/Contrast● Chronological Order● Problem/Solution● Claims/Evidence● Cause/Effect

Write a short paragraph that explains what type oftext structure was used. Specific examples from thebook could be used.

…Last But Not Least➢ This project will count as TWO test grades

in Reading.

➢ Create something that shows thought and effort. …it’s also a competition!

➢ DON’T WRITE YOUR NAME ANYWHERE ON PROJECT. USE YOUR NUMBER.

MUST HAVES!(in no particular order)

Title and Author

Text Structure

B-M-E Summary

Your Assigned Number

(on back)Characterization

Plot Line

Point ofView

Theme

Conflict

GenreLiterary Devices

glitterfeatherspebblestin foil

figurinesphotos beadsribbons

duct tapeballoons

yarnfoam letters

All artwork and design must be related to the

book.pencilsmarkerscrayonsrulers

stencilsprint-outsstickers

Grades are based on:➢ Is the writing neat and easy to understand?➢ Use of complete sentences?➢ Imaginative? Creative? Interesting?➢ Did you follow directions and have all of the

elements (10) required?➢ Does the project make others want to read it? ➢ Did you do the work (from reading the book

to completing the project)?