FOR CHOICE READING - To show which books you've read, you must submit a READING LOG as described below. Before you begin to read,  Make sure you know what your goals are! If you are a gifted, AP, or honors student, you must respond to 5 of the prompts listed below for the novel that you are reading.  If you are a student in any other English class, then you must respond to 2 of the prompts listed below.  Begin by labeling your paper with your name and the first line below.  Then go on to write your responses.   You do not have to write a formal paragraph, but please answer in complete sentences.  When more than one example, reason, etc. is required please number your answers. __________________ (Title)  by __________________(author)  is the novel I have just read.                                                                    1.   State the theme** of the novel you are reading, then give two examples that illustrate this theme. 2.  Write a statement about the impact of the setting** on the story.  Give two reasons that illustrate the impact of the setting on the story. 3.  Name a character in the novel.  Then explain some of that character’s thoughts and feelings  and how these led that character to act in two different instances.  (Ex.  Beth thought that Ben was seeing another girl; she was devastated, so she began stalking Carole, the girl she thought Ben  was seeing.  Later, when Ben gave Beth her engagement ring, Beth thought about how   embarrassed she was.  She went to Carole and apologized for making her life miserable.) 4.  Identify the point of view** from which the novel is written.  Copy two passages that illustrate point of view, and tell why you think the author chose to tell the story from that point of view. 5.  Interpret and critique the end of the book.  Give two reasons that you believe this was or was not a believable ending or if not believable how was the ending artistically justified. 6.  Name two symbols** that were used in the novel and tell what each symbol represents. 7.  List and explain two examples of irony** that were used in the novel. 8.  List and explain two examples of satire** in the novel. 9.  Briefly explain 2 conflicts** that occur in the novel. 10.  List two examples of foreshadowing** in the novel and explain why you think the author chose to use foreshadowing in this way.. ** Need help with some of the literary terms above?   Go to the literary terms defined page--http://lionsread.com/id15.html Adapted from:  Pickett, Jackie.  “Literary Concepts Come Down From Their Pedestals.”  Teaching Literature in High School:  The Novel.  Urbana, IL:  NCTE.  1995.