When and where does the story take place?

What do you know about the main characters?

What are the important events in the story?
Can you retell the story in your own words?

From what point of view is the story being told?

What interesting words and phrases were used?
How is dialogue used to tell the story?
How is the story structured?
What genre or type of literature is this?

What inferences can you make?

What is the theme or message of the story?
How does it relate to other stories youve read?
How does this story relate to your life?

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Title: Title: Title: Title:
______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________

Name__________________ Name__________________ Name__________________ Name__________________

Appearance Appearance Appearance Appearance

Personality Personality Personality Personality

Feelings Feelings Feelings Feelings

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 Name_______________ Date______________

Title ____________________________________________
Select two important events from your story for this activity.

Event #1
What happened (cause)? How did it effect the main character?

How did the main character respond?

Event #2
What happened (cause)? How did it effect the main character?

How did the main character respond?

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 Name_________________ Date______________

Title ________________________________________
Fill in the chart with four supporting characters from your story.

Character What the character

What I can infer
Name says or does

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 Name_______________ Date______________

Use this page to analyze how the author describes an

important setting, character or object.

Title ______________________________________ Page _____

Interesting words and phrases Sensory word

Figurative Language Your thoughts

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 1
2

I think the story I think (name of
takes place _______ character) is ______
because because _________.
________.

3
4

I think the
I was surprised
part about ________
that __________
is interesting
because
because
_______.
________.

5
6

I think the most The problem
important event was the main character
when _______. had to overcome was
________

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For use with interactive notebooks or with notebook paper. Print on Avery 8163 labels (2x4) or cut apart and glue.

How did the main character How did the main character
grow or change over the grow or change over the
course of the story? course of the story?

How did the main character How did the main character
grow or change over the grow or change over the
course of the story? course of the story?

How did the main character How did the main character
grow or change over the grow or change over the
course of the story? course of the story?

How did the main character How did the main character
grow or change over the grow or change over the
course of the story? course of the story?

How did the main character How did the main character
grow or change over the grow or change over the
course of the story? course of the story?

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For use with interactive notebooks or with notebook paper. Print on Avery 8163 labels (2x4) or cut apart and glue.

Find an interesting word or Find an interesting word or

phrase in the story. Why do phrase in the story. Why do
you think the author you think the author
chose to use that chose to use that
word or phrase? word or phrase?

Find an interesting word or Find an interesting word or

phrase in the story. Why do phrase in the story. Why do
you think the author you think the author
chose to use that chose to use that
word or phrase? word or phrase?

Find an interesting word or Find an interesting word or

phrase in the story. Why do phrase in the story. Why do
you think the author you think the author
chose to use that chose to use that
word or phrase? word or phrase?

Find an interesting word or Find an interesting word or

phrase in the story. Why do phrase in the story. Why do
you think the author you think the author
chose to use that chose to use that
word or phrase? word or phrase?

Find an interesting word or Find an interesting word or

phrase in the story. Why do phrase in the story. Why do
you think the author you think the author
chose to use that chose to use that
word or phrase? word or phrase?

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For use with interactive notebooks or with notebook paper. Print on Avery 8163 labels (2x4) or cut apart and glue.

Compare this story to Compare this story to

another version of the another version of the
same story. same story.

Compare this story to Compare this story to

another version of the another version of the
same story. same story.

Compare this story to Compare this story to

another version of the another version of the
same story. same story.

Compare this story to Compare this story to

another version of the another version of the
same story. same story.

Compare this story to Compare this story to

another version of the another version of the
same story. same story.

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 This freebie comes from my Close
Reading Toolkit for Literature. The
Toolkit is designed to work with any
fiction book or story and will make
close reading so much easier!

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