Narrative Unit
2 November 2009
Narrative Book Report
Due 30 November 2009
IMPORTANT: This is a no excuses assignment. It is due on or before 30 November. No assignments will be accepted after 30 November. If you are ill, the assignment must be delivered to Mrs. Wexler’s mail box in the main office or emailed to Mrs. Wexler by noon on 30 November. To receive the five points extra credit, Mrs. Wexler must have the assignment by 3:00 PM on 25 November (the last school day before the Thanksgiving holiday). If you email me the assignment, I will grade it and make comments electronically and then you will have the assignment returned to you quickly. I do not expect, nor do I want to see, a rough draft of the assignment.
I will be posting a style guide for this assignment. The style that we use is MLA formatting. There is no cover page. You will use the following font: Times New Roman, 12 point. The paper must be keyboarded (typed). Please see me if there is a problem with typing the book report.
Type of book: Mystery (you must show me your selection by Friday, 6 November 2009). No anime, manga, Twilight series or Harry Potter series books. Your book must have a minimum of 150 pages.
The title of the paper will be the name of the book (underlined) and the author.
Paragraph One WHAT: Give a synopsis of the book. Each paragraph must have a minimum of seven sentences.
Paragraph Two WHO: Who is the main character of the book? What is this character’s main character trait (not a physical trait)? You must give two examples from the book that will back up your assertion. You must state the page number from the book after the citation. Each paragraph must have a minimum of seven sentences.
Paragraph Three WHERE and WHEN: Where does the book take place? Describe the location. When does the book take place? Each paragraph must have a minimum of seven sentences.
Paragraph Four WHY: Why is there a mystery? How does the problem get set up? Be specific. Each paragraph must have a minimum of seven sentences.
Paragraph Five HOW: How is the mystery resolved? Be specific. Each paragraph must have a minimum of seven sentences.
Remember: This is no room for “I” (or me, my, mine, and so forth) in this narrative book report. You will lose points each time you use these pronouns.
20 October 2009
Copy the following words into your English notebook. Write the definitions for each word. Use your literature textbook for the definitions.