Vote on your favorite 4×4 Photovideo. Choose 3 as your top favs. Once you have finished voting, Respond to one of the topics below about theme or character on notebook paper.
Tracking theme
A major theme of <Title> by <Author’s First and Last Name> is <theme>. An example of this is on page < ___ >. “<Copy a couple of lines or a paragraph from the book that support the theme.>” This theme reminds me of/is important/stands out because.. <Add 1 or 2 sentences>
This theme is also explored on page <_____> where it says: “<Copy another 2 or 3 sentences or a paragraph from the book>.” As you can see <Author’s Last Name> wants us to think about.. <re-state what you think the main ideas are behind the stories in this book.>
Character Analysis
<Chapter(s) __ / The first… second… third… final… part(s) / Pages___ to ___> of <Title> by <Author’s First and Last Name> might <mimic/provide contrasts> the people in our life because <Explain what it is in the text that might bring that response.> An example of why is on page < ___ > where we meet <Name of character>.
“<Copy a couple of lines or a paragraph from the book.>”
<Name> is an important addition/driving force to the book because… <Add 1 or 2 sentences.>
We learn something interesting about one on the characters, <Name> on page < ____ > where it says: “<Copy another 2 or 3 sentences or a paragraph from the book>.” This <is/is not> typical of how this character acts in this book, so far. <He/She> often seem to be <Explain what seems typical of this character. Then go on to explain how the description you are quoting here adds to or changes a reader’s feelings and thoughts about this character. Would a reader like to be his/her friend? Why or why not?>
After this part of the book, most readers probably <will/will not> be looking forward to reading the rest of this book because <Add 2 or 3 sentences explaining what it is in the book that might bring that response.> What’s probably going to happen next is <Make predictions about what will happen next to one or more of the characters in your book that you are tracking.>
