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)?