The

Jacket
Packet

Name: _______________________

Class: ________________________

Date: ________________________
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Character Traits: (2pts) Plot Elements: (2pts) 1 point
1. Character – 2. Trait – 3. Evidence for every important event

Setting/Imagery (2pts) Figurative Language (2pts)

What is the setting? What imagery is used? Examples – especially simile & Metaphor

Questions (1pt) Unknown Words (1pt) What

What questions do you have about the story? words are you unsure of?
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Character Traits: (2pts) Plot Elements: (2pts)
1. Character – 2. Trait – 3. Evidence 1 point for every important event

Setting/Imagery (2pts) Figurative Language (2pts)

What is the setting? What imagery is used? Examples – especially simile & Metaphor

Questions (1pt) Unknown Words (1pt)

What questions do you have about the story? What words are you unsure of?
 “The Jacket” Part 2 Conflict
What do you think is the main conflict in The Jacket? Find a quote from the reading and
answer the following:
 Paraphrase the quote into your own words
 What can we infer about the characters thoughts, feelings, or intentions?
 How do you think this conflict was resolved and how did it affect the rest of the
story afterwards?
 Demonstrate your ideas with images represented on The Jacket, make sure to
include characters, scenes, etc…

Inference and Resolution

Paraphrase:
 “The Jacket” Part 3 Theme
A major theme in the Jacket is that one’s clothes can affect how one feels?
Find a new quote separate from your conflict and answer the following:
 How is this theme represented in your story?
 How does the theme affect the characters throughout the story
 How does the theme affect the overall story?
In the space provided, draw the narrator and how the different elements of
the theme are shown throughout the story. Make sure to include a short
description of each element you have selected (2 – 3)
 Summary Practice
Identify in information from “The Jacket” before we combine it into one continuous paragraph.

Who: (Who are the characters in the story?)

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What: (What is happening in the story?)
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When: (When is this story taking place?)
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Where: (What is the setting of the story?)
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Why: (Why did the main character act the way they did?)
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How: (How are character traits shown in the story?)
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In the space provided in combination with the information you found, summarize the
story in the form of a comic strip