Name:_______________________________ Take Home Organizer
English 3 Summer Reading
Title of Book:__________________________ Author:__________________
Please write in complete sentences.
Literary Device Use evidence from the text to explain its use in the book.
Setting/
Historical _______________________________________________
Context _______________________________________________
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When? Where? _______________________________________________
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Characterization/ Identify and characterize 2 main characters
Character 1. _____________________________________________
Development _______________________________________________
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How does the _______________________________________________
character evolve _______________________________________________
over the course _______________________________________________
of the story? _______________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
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Conflict Identify the main conflict and explain.
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What major _______________________________________________
obstacle(s) does _______________________________________________
the character/ _______________________________________________
individual _______________________________________________
encounter?
Theme Identify 2 themes and support with evidence from the text.
1. _____________________________________________
What message is _______________________________________________
the author trying _______________________________________________
to convey? _______________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________
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Additional Select one technique and explain its function in the novel.
writing strategy _______________________________________________
(literary _______________________________________________
element/ literary _______________________________________________
technique/ _______________________________________________
rhetorical device _______________________________________________
such as irony, _______________________________________________
language use, _______________________________________________
point-of-view, _______________________________________________
structure, _______________________________________________
symbolism, tone, _______________________________________________
etc. ) _______________________________________________
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